Éric Gauthier (writer)
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Éric Gauthier is a
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ois author who was born in 1975 in
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, in the Abitibi region of
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.


Biography

After a childhood spent in Abitibi, and computer science studies in
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, Éric Gauthier moved to
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. Though he had his first taste of the scene at a reading in Abitibi, he began his first forays into the art of storytelling at the ''Dimanches du Conte'' (Sundays of Storytelling) at the bar ''Le Sergent Recruteur'' in Montreal. He has participated in storytelling events for adults and teens, alone or with his Production Cormorant colleagues, in Quebec, the rest of
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, and in
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. Most of his stories are fantasy stories in which he visits many cultures around the world, which distinguishes him from many other Québécois storytellers who prefer a more traditional repertory. Éric Gauthier is also a
novella A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian ''novella'' meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) fact ...
author specialising in
science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagination, imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, Paral ...
and
fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama ...
. He has won several literary prizes for Quebec science fiction, including the ''Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois'' in 2003 for his first release of stories on CD and his collection of short stories ''Terre des pigeons''. He is the youngest person ever to receive this prize. The jury described his works as an ''interpretation of the literature of the world''.


Storytelling

* 1999 : ** Frequent participation in ''Dimanches du Conte'' since 1999. * 2000 : **''La Légende de la farine orpheline'', multidisciplinary open-air production in Montreal ** Christmas storytelling show for convicts at the Rivière-des-Prairies jail * 2001 : ** Participation at three festivals : ''Le Rendez-vous des grandes gueules'' of
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, ''Les jours sont contés'' of l'
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and the ''Festival interculturel du conte'' of
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** Solo production ''Le Monde à votre porte'' ** 10 days of storytelling at the Maison du Québec in
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(France) * 2002 : ** Participation at the first ''Festival Voix d'Amérique'', at the ''
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International Storytelling festival'' (in English and French), at the festival ''Les jours sont contés'' in
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and at the ''Festival des Hauts Parleurs'' in
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. * 2003 : ** Participation at the first ''De bouche à oreille'' festival in
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and at the ''Nuit internationale du conte'' in Acadie (in English and French) ** Shows at the
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in (
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) and at the
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in
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. * 2004 : ** Organisation and participation in storytelling events in
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, co-foundation of the Productions Cormoran. ** Participation at the festival ''De bouche à oreille'', at the literary cabaret ''Planète rebelle'', and in English at the ''
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Storytelling Festival''. ** New solo show : ''Le petit théâtre des temps modernes'' * 2005 : ** Toured with the ''Pelleteux d'légendes'' in
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(France)


Literary prizes

* 1999 : prix Solaris (for ''La Maison de l'anxitecte'') * 2000 : prix Boréal (prize for the best novella for ''Souvenir du Saudade Express'') * 2000: prix Aurora (prize for the best French novella for ''Souvenir du Saudade Express'') * 2002 : prix Solaris (for ''Feu sacré'') * 2003 : Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois (for the collection ''Terre des pigeons'', the novellas ''Feu sacré'' and ''Un visage à la fenêtre'') * 2006 : prix Boréal (prize for best novella for ''Au jardin comme à la guerre'')


External links

* http://ericgauthier.net/ (Official site (French)) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gauthier, Eric 1975 births Canadian science fiction writers Canadian short story writers in French Living people People from Rouyn-Noranda Canadian novelists in French Canadian male short story writers Canadian male novelists 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian short story writers 20th-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian male writers French Quebecers