David Clerson

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David Clerson (born 1978 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist from Quebec, who won the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault in 2014 for his debut novel Frères.[1] Brothers, the novel's English translation by Katia Grubisic, was published in November 2016 and was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 2017 Governor General's Awards.[2]

His second novel, En rampant, was published in 2016.[3]

His third book, Dormir sans tête was published in 2019[4] and was a shortlisted finalist for the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal.[5] This short story collection is translated by Katia Grubisic under the title Too See Out The Night.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Le Grand Prix littéraire Archambault va à David Clerson". Le Devoir, February 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards". The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "David Clerson expose un imaginaire complexe dans «En rampant»". Le Devoir, November 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Dormir sans tête: Les voies inattendues de David Clerson". La Presse. March 2019.
  5. ^ "Voyez les cinq finalistes du Grand Prix du livre de Montréal". 17 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Bedtime stories for insomniacs: To See Out the Night by David Clerson". 7 October 2021.