Martin Fournier (born September 10, 1954) is a Canadian historian and writer. He is most noted as the author of ''The Adventures of Radisson'', a series of young adult historical novels centred on the adventures and explorations of 17th-century fur trader

Pierre-Esprit Radisson Pierre-Esprit Radisson (1636/1640–1710) was a French coureur des bois and explorer in New France. He is often linked to his brother-in-law Médard des Groseilliers. The decision of Radisson and Groseilliers to enter the English service led to ...

. ''L'enfer ne brûle pas'', the first novel in the Radisson series, was the winner of the

Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature The Governor General's Award for French-language children's writing is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a children's book written in French. It is one of four children's book awards among the Governor Gener ...

at the

2011 Governor General's Awards The shortlisted nominees for the 2011 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 11, and the winners were announced on November 15.Peter McCambridge, as ''Hell Never Burns'' (2012), ''Back to the New World'' (2015) and ''The Incredible Escape'' (2016). A former professor of history at the

Université du Québec à Rimouski The Université du Québec à Rimouski (; commonly referred to as UQAR) is a public university located in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, with a campus in Lévis. Since its establishment in 1969, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) has grante ...

, he has also published an academic biography of Radisson, ''Pierre-Esprit Radisson 1636-1710. Aventurier et commerçant'' (2001),Thomas Wien, "FOURNIER, Martin, Pierre-Esprit Radisson 1636-1710. Aventurier et commerçant (Sillery, Septentrion, 2001), 319 p.". ''Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française'', Volume 57, Number 2, Fall 2003, p. 278–281. as well as ''Jean Mauvide, de chirurgien à seigneur de l'île d'Orléans au XVIIIe siècle'' (2004).

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