Roger Lemelin, (April 7, 1919 – March 16, 1992) was a Quebec novelist, television writer and essayist.
Biography
Lemelin was born in Quebec City. From 1944 to 1952, he was a Canadian correspondent for the American magazines Time and Life and, from 1972 to 1981, chief executive officer and editor of La Presse.
In 1980 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
Honours and awards
Prix David (1944) Prize from the Académie française (1944) Guggenheim Fellowship Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada Honorary doctorate from Laurentian University Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur Canadian corresponding membership in the Académie Goncourt Honorary membership in the Union des écrivains québécois.
Works
Au pied de la pente douce (The Town Below), 1947
Les Plouffe (The Plouffe Family), 1948
Fantaisies sur les péchés capitaux, 1949
Pierre le magnifique (In Quest of Splendour), 1952
The Bird Fancier (L'Homme aux oiseaux), 1952
Les Voies de l'espérance, 1979
La Culotte en or, 1980
Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe, 1982
Autopsie d'un fumeur, 1988
References
"Roger Lemelin" in Canadian Writers, an examination of archival manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, journals and notebooks at Library and Archives Canada
External links
Roger Lemelin's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia
Archives of Roger Lemelin (Fonds Roger Lemelin, R11859) are held at Library and Archives Canada