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Pierre Morency, OC CQ (born 8 May 1942) is a French Canadian writer, poet and playwright.

Pierre Morency
Born	(1942-05-08) 8 May 1942 (age 80) Lauzon, Quebec

Life

Born in Lauzon, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Collège de Lévis in 1963 and a teaching diploma from the Université Laval in 1966.

Awards

In 2002, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and "is considered one of the most important poets of his generation, drawing his inspiration from the various expressions of life".[1] In 2005, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.[2] In 2000, he was awarded the Quebec government's Prix Athanase-David.

Selected bibliography

• L'Oeil américain, winner of the 1989 Governor General's Awards
• Lumière des oiseaux, winner of the 1992 Governor General's Awards
• La Vie entière — Histoires naturelles du Nouveau Monde, winner of the 1997 Governor General's Awards

References

External links

• "Pierre Morency fonds". Retrieved January 6, 2006.. A Guide to the Literary Fonds
• Pierre Morency website.
• Fonds Pierre Morency, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
• (in French) Fonds Pierre Morency (R11780) at Library and Archives Canada

На других языках

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[fr] Pierre Morency

Pierre Morency (Lauzon, 8 mai 1942 -) est un écrivain et poète québécois. Il est l'auteur d'une importante œuvre de poésie, de textes de prose, de pièces de théâtre, et de créations radiophoniques. Il est également ornithologue. Il est l'auteur des Histoires naturelles du Nouveau-Monde : L'Œil américain (1989), Lumière des oiseaux (1992) et La vie entière (1996). Il est une figure fondatrice du nature writing au Québec et au Canada.

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