Michel Jean | |
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| Born | Alma, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | journalist, novelist |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable works | kukum |
Michel Jean is a Canadian television journalist and author. [1] He was the weekend anchor of TVA Nouvelles on TVA until retiring from the network in 2024, [2] and was formerly an anchor on TVA's newsmagazine JE and for the 24-hour news channel RDI. [3]
In addition to his journalism career, Jean has published several novels, including Envoyé spécial (2008), Un monde mort comme la lune (2009), Une vie à aimer (2010), Elle et nous (2012), Le vent en parle encore (2013), La belle mélancolie (2015), Tsunamis (2017), Kukum (2019), [4] Tiohtiá:ke (2021), and Qimmik (2023).
Kukum, a novel based on the life of his own Innu great-grandmother Almanda Siméon, won the Prix France-Québec in 2020, [5] and was selected for the 2021 edition of Le Combat des livres , where it was defended by indigenous activist and now Senator Michèle Audette. [6] The novel won the competition on May 7, 2021. [7] Following his success with Kukum, his earlier novel Elle et nous was reissued in 2021 under the new title Atuk. [8]
Susan Ouriou received a nomination for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 2023 Governor General's Awards for her translation of Kukum. [9]
His novel Kukum, was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award in 2025. [10]
