Roger Fournier | |
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Born | Saint-Anaclet, Quebec, Canada | October 22, 1929
Died | May 31, 2012 82) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | (aged
Occupation | novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, television director |
Language | French |
Years active | 1960s-1990s |
Notable works | Le cercle des arènes, A Day in a Taxi |
Notable awards | Governor General's Award for French-language fiction, Prix France-Québec |
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