Didier Leclair (born Didier Kabagema, 1967 in

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) is a Canadian francophone fiction writer currently based in

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."66 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2022"

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, 11 January 2022. He has lived in various countries in Africa, and has studied at

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and Toronto's

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Awards and recognition

* 2000: French-language winner,

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, ''Toronto, je t'aime'' * 2004: French-language fiction finalist,

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, ''Ce pays qui est le mien'' * 2011: French-language finalist,

, ''Le soixantième parallèle'' * 2016: French-language finalist,

, ''Pour l'amour de Dimitri'' * 2016: French-language winner, Christine Dimitriu Van Saanen Book Award, ''Pour l'amour de Dimitri'' * 2018: French-language finalist,

, ''Le Bonheur est un parfum sans nom'' * 2019: English-language finalist,

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, ''This Country of mine'' (Translated work by Elaine Kennedy) * 2025: French-language winner, Alain-Thomas Book Award, ''Le prince africain, le traducteur et le nazi''

Bibliography

* 2000: ''Toronto, je t'aime'' (Vermillon) * 2003: ''Ce pays qui est le mien'' (Vermillon) * 2007: ''Un passage vers l'Occident'' (Vermillon) * 2010: ''Le soixantième parallèle'' (Vermillon) * 2012: ''Le complexe de Trafalgar'' (Vermillon) * 2014: "Un ancien d'Afrique", (Vermillon) * 2015: "Pour l'amour de Dimitri", (Les Éd. David) * 2017: "Le bonheur est un parfum sans nom", (Les Ed. David) * 2019: Translation of ''Ce pays qui est le mien'' by Elaine Kennedy: ''This Country of Mine'', (Deux Voiliers Pub.) * 2019: "Le vieil homme sans voix", (Les Ed. David) * 2022: Translation of "Toronto, I Love You" by Elaine Kennedy, Mawenzi House publishing, (ISBN 978-1-77415-066-5) * 2024: Le prince africain, le traducteur et le nazi" (Les éd. David)

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* 1967 births Living people Canadian male novelists Writers from Montreal Novelists from Toronto Black Canadian novelists Canadian novelists in French 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian male writers Glendon College alumni {{Quebec-writer-stub