Michel Dallaire

Michel Dallaire (January 7, 1957 – April 25, 2017) was a Canadian novelist and poet. He was most noted for his novel Violoncelle pour une lune d'automne, which won the Trillium Book Award for French language children's literature and the Prix Christine-Dumitriu-Van-Saanen in 2015.

Born in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Dallaire grew up in the small mining town of Manitouwadge, where he attended primary and secondary school before moving to Sudbury in 1977 where he lived for the remainder of his life and career. In addition to poetry and fiction work, he also wrote songs that were performed by musicians including Stef Paquette, Chuck Labelle and Paul Demers.

Works

Fiction L'oeil interrompu – 1985 Dans ma grande maison folle – 1995 L'enfant de tout à l'heure – 2000 Famien (sa voix dans le brouillard) – 2005 l'anarchie des innocences – 2007 Violoncelle pour lune d'automne – 2014

Poetry Regards dans l'eau – 1981 Cinéma muet – 1990 Ponts brûlés et Appartenances – 1998 (le pays intime) – 1999 À l'écart du troupeau – 2003 l'écho des ombres – 2004 l'éternité derrière – 2008 pendant que l'Autre en moi t'écoute – 2010 dégainer – 2013 le souffle des dragons – 2016 nomadismes – 2016