Pierre Samson (born 1958) is a Canadian writer. He was born in

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and settled in

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in 1995 where he wrote his first novel ''Messie de Belém''. He returned to Montreal and published a second novel entitled ''Un garçon de compagnie'' (''A boy of Company''). All his novels have been published by ''Editions Les Herbes Rouges''. With Richard Blaimert, he is the screenwriter of the

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television show ''

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'' (2005). He is a regular contributor to Montreal newspaper ''

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''.

Works

* ''Messie de Belém'', 1995, novel * ''Un garçon de compagnie'', Les Herbes rouges, 1997, novel * ''Il était une fois une ville'', Les Herbes rouges, 1999 novel * ''Alibi'', Leméac, 2001, essay * ''Catastrophes'', Les Herbes rouges, 2007, novel * ''Arabaseques'', Les Herbes rouges, 2010, novel * ''Lettres crues : Théâtre épistolaire de la littérature à l'époque des médias sociaux'', L'Ouvroir, 2012, letters * ''La maison des pluies'', Les Herbes rouges, 2012, novel * ''L'œil de cuivre'', Les Herbes rouges, 2014, novel

Honours

* 1998 –

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, finalist for ''Un garçon de compagnie'' * 2000 –

, finalist for ''Il était une fois une ville'' * 2001 – The academy's prize for ''Il était une fois une ville'' * 2008 – Prix littéraire des collégiens (College Literary Award) for ''Catastrophes'' * 2013 – Grand Prix du livre de Montréal (Montreal Grand Prize for books) for ''La maison des pluies''

References

External links

Pierre Samson profile at Les Herbes Rouges
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