Kev Lambert (born 1992) is a Canadian writer from

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"A thrilling debut novel takes revenge on smalltown homophobia"
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'', September 28, 2020. He is most noted for his novel ''Querelle de Roberval'', which won the Prix Ringuet in 2019. Originally from the

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borough of Saguenay, Quebec, Lambert moved to

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in his late teens to study literature at the

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. He published his debut novel ''Tu aimeras ce que tu as tué'' in 2017, and followed up with ''Querelle de Roberval'' in 2018. In addition to the Prix Ringuet, ''Querelle de Roberval'' won the Prix Sade and the Prix Œuvre de la relève à Montréal, and was shortlisted for the Prix littéraire des collégiens.

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, and won the 2023 ReLit Award for fiction."2023 ReLit Awards winners announced"
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'', October 2, 2023. Lambert is openly

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. ''Querelle de Roberval'' is partially based on

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's 1947 novel '' Querelle of Brest (Querelle de Brest)''. He published his third novel, ''Que notre joie demeure'', in 2022. The novel was named to the initial longlist for the 2023

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. Following the nomination, the novel sparked some controversy in France because Lambert was open about having had the novel vetted by a

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prior to publication as it featured a key character of

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an descent, with previous Goncourt winner Nicolas Mathieu criticizing the practice as stifling to a writer's creative liberty. The novel was subsequently named the winner of the

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and the Prix Ringuet. ''May Our Joy Endure'', an English translation of ''Que notre joie demeure'', was published in fall 2024, around the same time as the publication of Lambert's fourth novel ''Les Sentiers de neige''.Samuel Larochelle
"Le roman du trauma de Kev Lambert"
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'', October 5, 2024.

References

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