Samuel Archibald (born 1978) is a Canadian writer. He is best known for his short story collection ''Arvida'', which won the Prix Coup de cœur Renaud-Bray in 2012, and was defended by

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in the 2013 edition of ''

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''. Its English translation by

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was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015

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. Born in

Arvida Arvida ( ) is a settlement of 12,000 people (2010)Peritz, Ingrid, "Saguenay 'utopia' dreaming big again", ''The Globe and Mail'', 13 November 2010, p. A31 in Quebec, Canada, that is part of the City of Saguenay. Its name is derived from the name o ...

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, Archibald is a professor of film and literature at the

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. He was formerly married to writer

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."Couples créateurs: Un joyeux chaos"
'' La Presse'', February 14, 2015.

Works

*''Arvida'' (2011) *''Quinze pour cent'' (2013)

References

1978 births Canadian male short story writers Canadian short story writers in French Writers from Saguenay, Quebec French Quebecers Living people Université du Québec à Montréal faculty 21st-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian male writers {{Quebec-writer-stub