Michel Lapierre (12 May 1953 – 13 October 2023) was a Canadian writer and journalist.

Biography

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 ...

on 12 May 1953, Lapierre studied classical studies at the

Collège André-Grasset Collège André-Grasset is a private college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located near the Quebec Autoroute 40 and the Crémazie metro station. The college was founded in 1927 by the priests of Saint-Sulpice Seminary (Montreal) The Sa ...

from 1965 to 1970 and at the Collège des Eudistes from 1970 to 1971. He then studied humanities at the

Collège de Maisonneuve Collège de Maisonneuve (or Cégep de Maisonneuve) is a francophone public pre-university and technical college located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Partnerships The College is affiliated with the ACCC, and CCAA. History In 1967, several in ...

from 1974 to 1976. He earned an undergraduate degree in political science from the

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-de ...

in 1979, where he also earned a master's degree in French studies in 1983 and a doctorate in literary history in 1993. During his master's studies, he spent a preparatory year at

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...

in 1981. In 1998, Lapierre wrote the essay ''La Vénus québécoise avec ou sans fourrure'', which covered female characters in Quebec novels from 1880 through the 20th century. He also wrote ''L'Autre Histoire du Québec'' in 2003, an essay on the political and cultural evolution of the Quebec society. He published articles on political thought and cultural issues and contributed to the periodicals ''L’Apostrophe'', ''

L'aut'journal ''L'aut'journal'' () is a French language newspaper distributed in Quebec freely and through subscription. It was founded in 1984 by political scientist and journalist Pierre Dubuc, and as of 2004 has a circulation of 35,000 copies. It advocates ...

'', '' Ici'', and '' La Presse''. On 1 June 2023, Lapierre was awarded a medal from the . His works were summarized by Victor-Lévy Beaulieu: "because of his intransigence and the talent that one must have when one approaches the words of others and does so without compromise, Lapierre understood that reading is not not a resignation, but a confrontation with the other as well as with oneself". Michel Lapierre died on 13 October 2023, at the age of 70.

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