Yves Thériault OC (November 27, 1915 – October 20, 1983) was a Canadian author. He was born in

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to Alcide and Aurore (Nadeau) Thériault. On April 21, 1942, he married Germaine Blanchet, with whom he had two children, Marie-José and Yves-Michel. As a child he dropped out of school at the age of 15, holding many miscellaneous jobs until he became a known writer. Perhaps his best-known work is '' Agaguk'', a story of cultural conflict between

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and white men, published in 1958. In 1975, he was made an Officer of the

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in recognition for being "one of the most prolific writers and best-known novelists in Canada". He was a member of the Canadian Authors Association, the International PEN Club, , and

Selected works

*''Contes pour un homme seul'' - 1944 *''La Fille Laide''- 1950 *''Le Dompteur d'ours'' - 1950 *''Les Vendeurs du Temple'' - 1953 *''Aaron'' - 1954, reprinted for Paris distribution in 1956. *''Agaguk'' - 1958, printed for Paris distribution as well, translated into German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese and Spanish in 1959. *''Ashini'' - 1961, received the Governor General's Award for French Language Fiction. *''Cul-de-sac'', Institut littéraire du Québec, Québec, 1961; Les Quinze (collection 10/10), Montréal, 1981

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External links

Yves Thériault's
entry in

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Yves Thériault, interviewed by Victor Teboul, Ph.D
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Theriault, Yves 1915 births 1983 deaths Canadian male novelists Officers of the Order of Canada Writers from Quebec City Governor General's Award–winning fiction writers Prix Athanase-David winners 20th-century Canadian novelists Canadian novelists in French 20th-century Canadian male writers Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Novelists from Quebec