Léo Lévesque is a French Canadian poet, essayist, and writer born in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

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. He was a finalist for the

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

Governor General's Award for Literary Merit The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...

, and won $10,000 funding in 1997–98 from the

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. He spent 25 years in prison, and has written five collections of prison stories based on his experience, of which ''Contes en coups de poing'' was the basis of the 2002 movie ''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Levesque, Leo Living people 20th-century Canadian poets Canadian male poets Writers from Montreal French Quebecers Canadian poets in French Canadian male essayists Canadian dramatists and playwrights in French Canadian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Canadian essayists 20th-century Canadian male writers Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian non-fiction writers in French