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Prise De Parole
Prise de parole ("Speaking Out") is a Canadian book publishing company. Located in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, the company publishes French language literature, primarily but not exclusively by Franco-Ontarian authors. History The company was established in the early 1970s by the Coopérative des artistes du Nouvel-Ontario, a group of professors and students at Laurentian University who established nearly all of the city's contemporary francophone cultural institutions."Vive le CanLit français". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 19, 1996. Its first book, released in 1973, was ''Lignes Signes'', an anthology of poetry by Jean Lalonde, Placide Gaboury, Denis St-Jules and Gaston Tremblay, while its first fiction title was ''Hermaphrodismes'', two erotic novellas written by Fernand Dorais under the pen name "Tristan Lafleur".Gaétan Gervais and Jean-Pierre Pichette, ''Dictionnaire des écrits de l'Ontario français: 1613-1993''. University of Ottawa Press, 2010. . The most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CANO
CANO, a Canadian progressive rock band of the 1970s and 1980s, was the most successful popular musical group in Franco-Ontarian history. Origins CANO evolved out of the ''Coopérative des artistes du Nouvel-Ontario'' (''Artists' Cooperative of Northern Ontario''), an artists' collective established in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario in 1970.Kuzyk, Jane. "That Band from Sudbury." ''The Globe and Mail'', November 30, 1977. The cooperative was responsible for developing many of the current cultural institutions of the city's Franco-Ontarian community. The La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Prise de parole, Prise de Parole publishing house, Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, La Nuit sur l'étang and CANO-Musique, as the band was then called, all evolved out of projects launched by artists associated with the cooperative. While based in Sudbury, the cooperative bought an abandoned 320-acre farm in Armstrong, Ontario, Earlton that became an artists' haven and buffalo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herménégilde Chiasson
Herménégilde Chiasson (born 7 April 1946) is a Canadian poet, playwright and visual artist of Acadian origin. Born in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, he was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also currently a professor at Université de Moncton. Education * Bachelor of Arts, Université de Moncton (1967) * Bachelor of Fine Arts, Mount Allison University (1972) * Masters in Esthetics, University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1975) * Master of Fine Arts, State University of New York, Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York (1981) * Doctorate, University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1983) He was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (France) as per the Canada Gazette of 26 November 2011. Career and private life He is married to Marcia (Babineau) with one daughter, Sara-Jane. He served in many positions (director, playwright, journalist, researcher) with Radio-Canada from 1968 until 1985. During this time, he also made many contributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Henrie
Maurice Henrie (born December 19, 1936) is a Canadian writer and academic.John Hare, "Ex-public servant prefers writing to previous career: Author Henrie finds books on the shelf a rewarding feeling". ''Ottawa Citizen'', April 28, 1996. He is most noted as the winner of the Trillium Book Award for French literature in 1996 for his novel ''Le Balcon dans le ciel''. Originally from Rockland, Ontario, he worked in the federal civil service before publishing his debut short story collection ''La Chambre à mourir'' in 1988. The book was shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award in 1989, and was the winner of that year's Ottawa Book Award. In 1989 he published ''La Vie secrète des grands bureaucrates'', a volume of humorous and satirical essays about the civil service; the book's English translation, ''The Mandarin Syndrome: The Secret Life of Senior Bureaucrats'', was published in 1990 and was a finalist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour in 1991."Howard White wins Leaco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchior Mbonimpa
Melchior Mbonimpa (born 1955) is a Burundian-Canadian writer. He is most noted for his novel ''Les morts ne sont pas morts'', which won the Prix Christine-Dumitriu-Van-Saanen from the Salon du livre de Toronto in 2006."Prix Christine-Dumitriu-van-Saanen" Association des auteures et des auteurs de l'Ontario français. He was previously a finalist for the same award in 2002 for ''Le totem des Baranda'', and in 2004 for ''Le dernier roi faiseur de pluie''. A professor of philosophy in the department of religious studies at Laurentian University in Sudbury, < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa Citizen
The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. History Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the ''Citizen'' in 1851. The newspaper's original motto, which has recently been returned to the editorial page, was ''Fair play and Day-Light''. The paper has been through a number of owners. In 1846, Harris sold the paper to John Bell (journalist), John Bell and Henry J. Friel. Robert Bell (1821-73), Robert Bell bought the paper in 1849. In 1877, Charles Herbert Mackintosh, the editor under Robert Bell, became publisher. In 1879, it became one of several papers owned by the Southam Newspapers, Southam family. It remained under Southam until the chain was purchased by Conrad Black's Hollinger Inc. In 2000, Black sold most of his Canadian holdings, including the flagship National Post to CanWest Global. The editorial view of the ''Citizen'' has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Marinier
Robert Marinier (born 1954 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian stage actor, playwright and television writer, who was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 1997 Governor General's Awards for his play ''L'Insomnie''. For the same play, he was also a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Actor in a Play, Mid-Size Theatre division, in 1997. His 2021 book ''Un conte de l'apocalypse'' was the winner of the Trillium Book Award for French Prose in 2022. He has also been a television writer for the series ''The Smoggies'', '' Météo+'' and ''Les Bleus de Ramville''. Plays * 1979 - ''Lafortune et Lachance'' * 1980 - ''La Tante'' * 1982 - ''L'Inconception'' * 1984 - ''Les Rogers'' (with Robert Bellefeuille and Jean-Marc Dalpé) * 1988 - ''En camisoles'' * 1989 - ''Deuxième souffle'' (with Dan Lalande) * 1993 - ''À la gauche de Dieu'' * 1994 - ''L'Insomnie'' * 1997 - ''But for the Grace of God...'' (English translation of ''À la gauche de Dieu'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite Andersen
Marguerite Andersen (October 15, 1924 – October 1, 2022) was a German-born Canadian francophone writer and educator writer, who was based in Toronto, Ontario, where she was a teacher at the Toronto Linden School. Life and career Andersen was born in Germany and received the Staatsexamen at the Free University of Berlin and studied at France's Sorbonne. She came to Canada in 1958 after living in various countries such as England, Ethiopia, Tunisia and the United States. Her Ph.D. in French Studies is from the Université de Montréal. Andersen also taught at Concordia University, Mount St. Vincent University and the University of Guelph. In 1996, Andersen produced a play at Factory Theatre in Toronto called ''Stations in a Painter's Life'' about German-born Canadian artist Christiane Pflug, based on the life of the artist until her suicide in 1972. From 1998, she was editor for the quarterly French literary journal ''Virages'' . Andersen won the 2009 French-language Trilliu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Bock
Michel Bock (born 1971) is a Canadian historian, who specializes in the history of Franco-Ontarian communities and cultures. His book ''Quand la nation débordait les frontières: les minorités françaises dans la pensée de Lionel Groulx'' was the winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award in the French language non-fiction category. He graduated with a master's degree in history in 1996 from Laurentian University, and earned his PhD at the University of Ottawa, where he is now a professor of History. Works * ''Bâtir sur le roc: De l'ACFEO à l'ACFO du Grand Sudbury, 1910-1987'' (Prise de parole, 1994, ) * ''Comment un peuple oublie son nom: La crise identitaire franco-ontarienne et la presse française de Sudbury, 1960-1975'' (Prise de parole Prise de parole ("Speaking Out") is a Canadian book publishing company. Located in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, the company publishes French language literature, primarily but not exclusively by Franco-Ontarian authors. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrice Desbiens
Patrice Desbiens (born 1948) is a Francophone Canadian poet. He was born in Timmins, Ontario and began his career as a journalist. Since making his literary debut in 1972, he has been regarded as one of Canada's most successful French-language poets. He is associated with the founding of the publishing house Éditions Prise de parole and the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario in Sudbury, Ontario. He has received many awards for his poetry, including the Prix Champlain in 1997 for ''Un pépin de pomme sur un poêle à bois'' and the Prix de poésie Terrasses Saint-Sulpice-Estuaire for ''La Fissure de la fiction'' in 1998. He was also a finalist for the Governor General's Prize The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual List of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. Th ... in 1985, for his book ''Dans l'après-midi cardiaque''. Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Poliquin
Daniel Poliquin (born December 18, 1953) is a Canadian novelist and translator. He has translated works of various Canadian writers into French, including David Homel, Douglas Glover, and Mordecai Richler. Poliquin and his hometown of Ottawa are the subjects of 1999 documentary film ''L'écureuil noir'' (English: ''The Black Squirrel''), directed by Fadel Saleh for the National Film Board of Canada. He was awarded the Order of Canada with the grade of member and was recently promoted to the grade of officer in 2015. Poloquin is also a Chevalier in the Ordre de la Pleiade and a recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Medal. He won the Governor General's Award for English to French translation in 2014 for his translation of Thomas King's '' The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America'', and in 2017 for his translation of Alexandre Trudeau's ''Barbarian Lost: Travels in the New China''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernand Ouellet
Fernand Ouellet (6 November 1926 in Lac-Bouchette, Quebec – 28 June 2021 in Toronto, Ontario) was a French-Canadian author and educator. He was educated at Université Laval and gained a PhD in 1965. Ouellet taught at Université Laval, Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa in 1961–1985, prior to joining the History Department at York University in 1986. Throughout his career, he used techniques imported from economics and psychology to challenge the foundations of Quebec nationalism. His contributions to the historiographical debates over the British Conquest and the 1837 Rebellion have been especially controversial. In particular, he drew attention to the role played by women in Quebec society. More recently, he has accused fellow historians of trying to "normalize" Quebec's past, so as to provide a stronger justification of sovereignty. In response, French-speaking historians have been hostile to his suggestion that French-Canadians are the agents of their o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Doom
Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name * Émile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher and antimilitarist commonly known as Alain Places * Alain, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates * Val-Alain, Quebec, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada Other uses * 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae * Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry * Rosa 'Alain', popular red floribunda rose variety See also * Allain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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