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François Ricard

1947 – 2022

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Lived 1947 – 2022 (aged 74). François Ricard was a Canadian essayist, writer, biographer, university teacher, novelist and literary scholar.

François Ricard (4 June 1947 – 17 February 2022) was a Canadian writer and academic from Quebec. He was a professor of French literature at McGill University since 1980, including a special but not exclusive focus on the work of Milan Kundera and Gabrielle Roy, Ricard was educated at McGill University and the University of Provence.

Awards He won the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction at the 1985 Governor General's Awards for La littérature contre elle-même, and the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 1999 Governor General's Awards. The original French edition of Gabrielle Roy, une vie was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award at the 1997 Governor General's Awards, and Le dernier après-midi d’Agnès: essai sur l’oeuvre de Milan Kundera was nominated at the 2003 Governor General's Awards.

Works L'art de Félix-Antoine Savard dans « Menaud, maître-draveur », 1972 Gabrielle Roy, 1972 Une liaison parisienne, 1980 Le Prince et la Ténèbre, 1980 L'Incroyable odyssée, 1981 La Littérature contre elle-même, 1985 Guide de la littérature québécoise, 1988 La Chasse-galerie et autres récits, 1989 La Génération lyrique, 1992 English translation The Lyric Generation, 1994 René Richard : 1895-1982, 1993 Gabrielle Roy : une vie, 1996 English translation Gabrielle Roy: A Life, 1999 Le Temps qui m'a manqué, 1997 Le Pays de Bonheur d'occasion et autres récits autobiographiques épars et inédits Introduction à l'œuvre de Gabrielle Roy : 1945-1975, 2001 (éd.) Gabrielle Roy, Mon cher grand fou, 2001 Le Dernier Après-midi d'Agnès : essai sur l'œuvre de Milan Kundera, 2003 Chroniques d'un temps loufoque, 2005 Moeurs de province, 2014

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McGill University, Aix-Marseille University
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McGill University
Awards
Knight of the National Order of Quebec; André Laurendeau Prize; Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction; Grand prix de la francophonie; Jean Éthier Blais Prize; Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize

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Frequently asked questions

Who was François Ricard?

Canadian writer

When was François Ricard born?

François Ricard was born on 4 June 1947 in Shawinigan.

When did François Ricard die?

François Ricard died on 17 February 2022 in Montreal.

What was François Ricard's occupation?

François Ricard was an essayist, writer, biographer, university teacher, novelist and literary scholar.

What nationality was François Ricard?

François Ricard was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: François Ricard

· Wikidata: Q3085684

· DBpedia: François Ricard

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