Christophe Bernard (born 1982) is a

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writer from

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."Christophe Bernard: un exploit littéraire!"
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'', November 21, 2017. He is most noted for his novel ''La bête creuse'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the

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at the

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'', October 14, 2017. At the 2016 Governor General's Awards, he was shortlisted for the

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for his translation of

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's novel ''

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''. He was one of the winners, alongside

Mishka Lavigne Mishka Lavigne is a Canadian playwright. She is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language drama, for ''Havre'' at the 2019 Governor General's AwardsValérie Lessard"Mishka Lavigne remporte le Prix littéraire du Gouvern ...

, of the Prix Québec-Ontario from the

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in 2017, for ''La bête creuse''.François Bergeron
"Claude Guilmain, Mishka Lavigne et Christophe Bernard primés"
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'', November 30, 2017. Born in

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, Quebec and raised in

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, he currently lives in

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