François Gravel | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | October 25, 1951
Occupation | novelist, young adult writer |
Language | French |
Notable works | Ostende, Fillion et frères, Adieu, Betty Crocker |
François Gravel (born October 4, 1951) is a Canadian writer from Quebec. [1] Most noted as an author of literature for children and young adults, he has also published a number of adult novels. [2]
An economics graduate of the Université du Québec à Montréal, Gravel taught economics at Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu until 2006. [3] He is the partner of writer Michèle Marineau and the father of writer and illustrator Élise Gravel. [4]
His most recent adult novel, À vos ordres, colonel Parkinson!, was inspired by his own recent diagnosis with Parkinson's disease. [1] This book is available in an English translation titled "Colonel Parkinson in Charge: A Wry Reflection on My Incurable Illness" (House of Anansi Press, 2023), translated by Shelley Pomerance.
Many of his works have been translated into English by Sheila Fischman. [5]
He won the Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature at the 1991 Governor General's Awards for Deux heures et demie avant Jasmine. [6] He has been shortlisted for the award five other times: at the 1994 Governor General's Awards for Klonk, [7] at the 2000 Governor General's Awards for L'été de la moustache, [8] at the 2002 Governor General's Awards for David et la maison de la sorcière, [9] at the 2008 Governor General's Awards for Sales crapauds [10] and at the 2012 Governor General's Awards for Hò. [11]
Fischman has received three nominations for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation for her translations of Gravel's work at the 1990 Governor General's Awards for Benito, [12] the 1992 Governor General's Awards for Felicity's Fool (Bonheur fou) [13] and the 1996 Governor General's Awards for Ostende. [14]
Gravel won the French Mr. Christie's Book Award in 1991 for Zamboni, [15] and in 2001 for David et le fantôme in conjunction with illustrator Pierre Pratt. [16] Gravel and Pratt won the French TD Canadian Children's Literature Award in 2006 for David et le salon funéraire. [17]
His adult novel Adieu, Betty Crocker was a competing title in the 2014 edition of Le Combat des livres , where it was defended by actress Pauline Martin. [18]
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