Christophe Bernard (born 1982) is a Canadian writer from Quebec."Christophe Bernard: un exploit littéraire!"
'' La Presse'', November 21, 2017. He is most noted for his novel ''La bête creuse'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the

2018 Governor General's Awards The shortlisted nominees for the 2018 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 3, 2018,Le Quartanier."Un premier roman magistral de Christophe Bernard"
'' Le Devoir'', October 14, 2017. At the

2016 Governor General's Awards The shortlisted nominees for the 2016 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 4, 2016,Governor General's Award for English to French translation for his translation of Yann Martel's novel '' The High Mountains of Portugal''. He was one of the winners, alongside

Mishka Lavigne Mishka Lavigne is a Canadian playwright. She is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language drama, for ''Havre'' at the 2019 Governor General's AwardsValérie Lessard"Mishka Lavigne remporte le Prix littéraire du Gouvern ...

, of the Prix Québec-Ontario from the

Salon du livre de Toronto The Salon du livre de Toronto is an annual book fair in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, held to celebrate and publicize French language literature."'Les livres' celebrated in Toronto". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 8, 1993. Launched in 1993 as the firs ...

in 2017, for ''La bête creuse''.François Bergeron
"Claude Guilmain, Mishka Lavigne et Christophe Bernard primés"
''

L'Express ''L'Express'' () is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ''L'Express Styles'', and a job supplement, ''Réussir''. History ...

'', November 30, 2017. Born in Maria, Quebec and raised in Rimouski, he currently lives in Vermont.

References

1982 births Living people 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male novelists Canadian novelists in French Canadian expatriate writers in the United States People from Maria, Quebec People from Rimouski Writers from Quebec French Quebecers Canadian male non-fiction writers 21st-century Canadian translators {{Quebec-translator-stub