Jacques Folch-Ribas

Jacques Folch-Ribas (born November 4, 1928 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Canadian novelist and art critic from Quebec.[1]

Jacques Folch-Ribas
BornNovember 4, 1928
Barcelona, Spain
Occupationnovelist, art critic
NationalityCanadian
Period1970s-present
Notable worksUne aurore boréale, Le silence, ou Le parfait bonheur
Notable awardsPrix Québec-Paris (1974)
Prix Molson (1983)
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction (1988)

Born in Barcelona, Spain to Catalan parents, he grew up in France after his parents fled Francoist Spain in 1939.[2] He studied mathematics, philosophy, urban planning and architecture at university, and worked for Le Corbusier, before moving to Montreal, where he became a Canadian citizen in 1961.[1] In Montreal, he was a longtime art and literary critic for La Presse alongside his work as a novelist.[1]

He won the Prix Québec-Paris in 1974 for Une aurore boréale,[1] the Prix Molson in 1983 for Le Valet de plume, and the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction in 1988 for Le silence, ou Le parfait bonheur.[1] He is a member of the Académie des lettres du Québec.[1]

Works
  • La horde des Zamé (Le démolisseur) (1970)
  • Le greffon (1971)
  • Une aurore boréale (1974)
  • Le Valet de plume (1983)
  • La chair de pierre (1984)
  • Dehors, les chiens (1986)
  • Première nocturne (1991)
  • Marie Blanc (1993)
  • Homme de plaisir (1999)
  • Le silence, ou Le parfait bonheur (1999)
  • Des années, des mois, des jours (2001)
  • Les pélicans de Géorgie (2009)
  • Paco (2011)

References
  1. "Jacques Folch-Ribas" at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  2. "Les zones de l'enfance de Jacques Folch-Ribas". Le Devoir, February 5, 2011.


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