Gilles Jobidon (born November 8, 1950) is a

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writer from

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. He is most noted for his novel ''Le Tranquille affligé'', which was the winner of the Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie in 2019. His debut novel ''La route des petits matins'', published in 2003, was the winner of the

Prix Anne-Hébert The Prix Anne-Hébert is a Canadian literary award, presented annually to the best first work of fiction in French by a writer from Quebec. The award was created by Robert Desbiens in 2000 to honour writer Anne Hébert following her death. The aw ...

, the

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,Caroline Montpetit
"Littérature - Gilles Jobidon reçoit le prix Robert-Cliche"
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'', November 4, 2003. and the Prix Ringuet.

Works

* ''La Route des petits matins'', 2003 * ''L'Âme frère'', 2005 * ''Morphoses'', 2006 * ''D'ailleurs'', 2007 * ''Combustio'', 2013 * ''La petite B.'', 2015 * ''Le Tranquille affligé'', 2018 * ''C'est la faute à l'ostensoir'', 2019

References

1950 births Living people 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male novelists Canadian novelists in French Writers from Quebec City Novelists from Quebec {{Canada-writer-stub