Yves Beauchemin (born 26 June 1941) is a

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novelist. Born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Beauchemin received his degree in

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and art history at the

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in 1965. He taught literature at the Collège Garneau and

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. Beauchemin was working as an editor in a

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publishing firm when he began contributing essays and stories to magazines and newspapers. In 1969 he accepted a position as a researcher at Radio-Québec. Beauchemin's first novel, ''L'enfirouapé'' (1974), won the Prix France-Québec. His second novel, ''Le matou'' (1981), became the all-time best-selling novel in French Quebec literature and has been translated into seventeen languages. Beauchemin won the Prix Jean Giono for his third novel, ''Juliette Pormerleau'' (1989). In his fiction Beauchemin is a detached but caring observer of the contemporary world around him. The panoramic canvases of his novels capture the teeming life of the streets, reflecting their author's appreciation of such great nineteenth-century writers as Balzac,

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, Dostoevsky and

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. He resides in

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, Quebec.

References

Bibliography

*''L'enfirouapé'' - 1974 *''Le matou'' - 1981 (translated as ''The Alley Cat'' - 1986) *''Juliette Pormerleau'' - 1989 (translated as ''Juliette'' - 1990),

Grand prix des lectrices de Elle The Grand prix des lectrices de Elle is a French literary prize awarded by readers of ''Elle'' magazine. History Unlike other literary prizes that have professionals for their juries and selection committees, the Grand prix des lectrices de Elle i ...

*''Le second violon'' - 1996 (translated as ''The Second Violin'' - 1998) *'' Les Emois d'un Marchand de Café'' - 1999 *''Charles le téméraire'' - 2004 (translated as ''Charles The Bold'' - 2007) *''Charles le téméraire - Un saut dans le vide'' - 2005 (translated as ''The Years of Fire: Charles the Bold, Volume 2'' - 2007) *''Charles le téméraire - Parti pour la gloire'' - 2006 (translated as ''A Very Bold Leap: Charles the Bold, Volume 3'' - 2009) *''Antoine et Alfred''- 2006 *''La serveuse du Café Cherrier'' - 2011 *''Les Empocheurs'' - 2016

External links

Biography at Québec Amérique
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