Jacques Folch-Ribas (born November 4, 1928, in

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novelist and art critic from

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. Born in

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parents, he grew up in

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after his parents fled

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in 1939."Les zones de l'enfance de Jacques Folch-Ribas"
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'', February 5, 2011. He studied mathematics, philosophy,

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and architecture at university, and worked for

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, before moving to

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, where he became a Canadian citizen in 1961. In Montreal, he was a longtime art and literary critic for '' La Presse'' alongside his work as a novelist. He won the

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in 1974 for ''Une aurore boréale'', the Prix Molson in 1983 for ''Le Valet de plume'', and the

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in 1988 for ''Le silence, ou Le parfait bonheur''. He is a member of the

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Works

*''La horde des Zamé (Le démolisseur)'' (1970) *''Le greffon'' (1971) *''Une aurore boréale'' (1974) *''Le Valet de plume'' (1983) *''La chair de pierre'' (1984) *''Dehors, les chiens'' (1986) *''Première nocturne'' (1991) *''Marie Blanc'' (1993) *''Homme de plaisir'' (1999) *''Le silence, ou Le parfait bonheur'' (1999) *''Des années, des mois, des jours'' (2001) *''Les pélicans de Géorgie'' (2009) *''Paco'' (2011)

References

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