Paul Gagné is a

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currently working in

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. With his wife Lori Saint-Martin, he has translated over seventy English language books into

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, including the works of authors such as

Maya Angelou Maya Angelou ( ; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credi ...

Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and an inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight chi ...

and

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. He holds a master's degree in

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from

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Works

Before turning to the world of literary translation, Gagné worked as a translator for several years in

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and

Montréal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

. He is a member of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada and of the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario. Below is a list of selected works that he has translated in collaboration with Lori Saint-Martin: *2008 - ''Tant que je serai noire'' (

, '' The Heart of a Woman'') *2008 - ''La Stratégie du choc'' (

, ''

The Shock Doctrine ''The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism'' is a 2007 book by Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein. In the book, Klein argues that neoliberal economic policies promoted by Milton Friedman and the Chicago school of economic ...

'') *2008 - ''28'' (

Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen (born September 3, 1971, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian journalist and writer. She is currently the Global Health Reporter for The New York Times. From 2013 to 2019, she was the Latin America bureau chief for The Globe and Mai ...

, '' 28'') *2006 - ''Contre-la-montre : combattre le sida en Afrique'' (

Stephen Lewis Stephen Henry Lewis (born November 11, 1937) is a Canadian politician, public speaker, broadcaster, and diplomat. He was the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations in the 1980s and was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democr ...

, '' Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa'') *2006 - ''Cibles mouvantes : essais 1971-2004'' (

, ''Moving Targets: Writing with Intent, 1982–2004'') *2005 - ''L’Odyssée de Pénéloppe'' (

, '' The Penelopiad'') *2001 - ''La Perte et le fracas'' (

Alistair MacLeod Alistair MacLeod (July 20, 1936 – April 20, 2014) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer and academic. His powerful and moving stories vividly evoke the beauty of Cape Breton Island's rugged landscape and the resilient character of ma ...

, '' No Great Mischief'')

Awards and recognition

Paul Gagné and Lori Saint-Martin have been jointly awarded several translation prizes throughout their career. These include the

John Glassco Translation Prize The John Glassco Translation Prize is an annual Canadian literary award, presented by the Literary Translators' Association of Canada to a book judged the year's best translation into either English or French of a work originally written in any ...

in 1993, the QWF Translation Prize in 2004, 2006 and 2008 and the

Governor General's Award The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the governor general of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...

in 2000, 2007 and 2015. They have also been shortlisted for a

an additional twelve times.

References

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