Réjean Ducharme (1941–2017)

Réjean Ducharme was born in St-Félix-de-Valois, Canada on August 12, 1941. He was an author and playwright. His first novel, L'Avalée des Avalés (The Swallower Swallowed), was published in 1966 and received the Governor General's Award. His other novels included Le Nez Qui Voque, L'Océantume, La Fille de Christophe Colomb, L'Hiver de Force, Les Enfantômes, Dévadé, Va Savoir, and Gros Mots. He received several awards including the Quebec-Paris, the Gilles-Corbeil Prize and the Athanase-David Prize. In 1982, he received a Governor General's Award for the play Ha Ha! His other plays included Le Marquis Qui Perdit and Prenez-Nous et Aimez-Nous. He wrote the screenplays for the films Les Bons Débarras and Les Beaux Souvenirs. He also anonymously wrote the lyrics for multiple songs by Robert Charlebois and Pauline Julien. In 2000, he was appointed an officer of the Ordre National du Québec. He died on August 21, 2017 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Swallower Swallowed… (lisätietoja)