About Samuel Archibald
Born 1978. Samuel Archibald is a Canadian writer, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, university teacher and literary theorist.
Samuel Archibald (born 1978) is a Canadian writer. He is best known for his short story collection Arvida, which won the Prix Coup de cœur Renaud-Bray in 2012, and was defended by Bernard Landry in the 2013 edition of Le Combat des livres. Its English translation by Donald Winkler was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Born in Arvida, Quebec, Archibald is a professor of film and literature at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He was formerly married to writer Geneviève Pettersen.
Works Arvida (2011) Quinze pour cent (2013)
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Samuel Archibald was born in 1978 in Arvida.
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