Daniel Grenier (born 1980) is a Canadian writer from Quebec,[1] who was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for his debut novel, L’année la plus longue.[2]
Daniel Grenier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 Brossard, Quebec |
| Occupation | novelist, translator |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2010s-present |
| Notable works | L’année la plus longue |
A graduate of the Université du Québec à Montréal,[3] he published the short story collection Malgré tout on rit à Saint-Henri in 2012.[1] In 2014, he published Douce détresse, a French translation of Anna Leventhal's short story collection Sweet Affliction.[1]
His non-fiction book La solitude de l'écrivain de fond was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction at the 2017 Governor General's Awards. He is also a four-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for English to French translation, receiving nods at the 2018 Governor General's Awards for his translation of Andrew Forbes's The Utility of Boredom: Baseball Essays, at the 2020 Governor General's Awards for his translation of Dawn Dumont's Nobody Cries at Bingo,[4] at the 2021 Governor General's Awards for his translation of Dumont's Rose's Run,[5] and at the 2024 Governor General's Awards for his translation of Harold R. Johnson's Charlie Muskrat.[6]
Originally from Brossard, he currently resides in Quebec City.[1]
Works
edit- Malgré tout on rit à Saint-Henri (2012)
- L’année la plus longue (2015)
- La solitude de l'écrivain de fond. Notes sur Wright Morris. Le Quartanier, 2017 (Shortlisted 2017 Governor General's Awards, non-fiction)
- On pleure pas au bingo (2019) Translator. Éditions Hannenorak. (Shortlisted 2020 Governor General's Awards, English to French translation)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Daniel Grenier: la conquête de l’Amérique". Le Devoir, September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Prix littéraires du gouverneur général: les finalistes sont connus". Le Journal de Montréal, October 5, 2016.
- ^ "Daniel Grenier: le temps des montagnes". La Presse, September 1, 2015.
- ^ "Trois traductrices de l’Atlantique en lice pour un prix du gouverneur général". Ici Radio-Canada, May 6, 2021.
- ^ Martin Nolibé, "Prix du Gouverneur général: une nomination posthume pour Serge Bouchard". Métro, October 14, 2021.
- ^ Laila Maalouf, "Emmanuelle Pierrot et Léa Clermont-Dion parmi les finalistes". La Presse, October 8, 2024.
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