Jean-Paul Pinsonneault (1923–1978) was a

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writer who won the

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and the

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in 1964 for his novel ''Les terres sèches''. He also published the plays ''Cette terre de faim'', ''Electre'' and ''Terre d'aube'',Fonds Jean-Paul Pinsonneault

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. and the novels ''Jérôme Aquin'', ''Le mauvais pain'' and ''Les abîmes de l'aube''. ''Les terres sèches'' was one of the first novels in Quebec history to directly address

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themes.Warner, Tom. ''Never Going Back: A History of Queer Activism in Canada''. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002. . p. 54. He was also the publisher of Éditions Fides, as well as a magazine editor.

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