Léo-Paul Desrosiers (April 11, 1896 – April 20, 1967) was a

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writer and journalist well known for his

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s. He was influenced by the

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and

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. He published his first novel in 1922 called ''Âmes et Paysages''. His best-known work, ''Les Engagés du Grand Portage'' published in 1938, was set in the

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-years in the early 19th century. As a journalist he mainly wrote for

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. He won the Ludger-Duvernay Prize in 1951 and the

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in 1963.

Works

* ''Ames Et Paysages'', (1922) * ''Nord-Sud'', (1931) * ''Le Livre Des Mystères'', (1936) * ''L'Accalmie, Lord Durham Au Canada'', (1937) * ''Les Engagés Du Grand Portage'', (1938); ''The Making Of Nicolas Montour'' ranslated by Christina vol an Ooordt (1978) * ''Commencements'', (1939) * ''Les Opiniâtres'', (1941) * ''Sources'', (1942) * ''Iroquoisie'', (1947) * ''L'Ampoule D'Or'', (1951) * ''Les Dialogues De Marthe Et De Marie'', (1957) * ''Vous Qui Passez'', (1958) * ''Les Angoisses Et Les Tourments'', (1959) * ''Rafales Sur Les Cimes'', (1960) * ''Dans Le Nid D'Aiglons, La Colombe Vie De Jeanne Le Ber...'', (1963) * ''Paul De Chomedey, Sieur De Maisonneuve'', (1967) Source:

References

External links

The Academy of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of CanadaDesrosiers, Léo-Paul
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1896 births 1967 deaths 20th-century Canadian male writers 20th-century Canadian novelists Canadian male novelists Canadian novelists in French Novelists from Quebec {{Quebec-writer-stub