Robert Guy Choquette (; April 22, 1905 – January 22, 1991) was a Canadian novelist, poet and diplomat. He was born in

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, and he moved with his family to

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in 1914. In 1968, he was appointed Canada's

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, and

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. He served until 1970. In 1968, he was made a Companion of the

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. In 1989, he was made a Grand Officer of the

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. After his death in 1991, he was entombed at the

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in Montreal.

Bibliography

* ''À travers les vents'' (1925; “Through the Winds”)-poetry * ''La Pension Leblanc'' (1927)-novel * ''Metropolitan Museum'' (1930)-poetry * ''Poésies nouvelles'' (1933) * ''La Fabuliste La Fontaine a Montreal'' (1935; "The Fabulist La Fontaine in Montreal") * ''Le Cure de village'' (1936; "The Village Curate")-novel * ''Les Velder'' (1941)-novel * ''Suite Marine: Poeme en Douze Chants'' (1953)-poetry * ''Oeuvres poétiques'' (1956; "Poetic Works")-poetry * ''Language And Religion: A History of English-french Conflict in Ontario'' (1975) * ''Le sorcier d'Anticosti et autres légendes canadiennes'' * ''Moi, Pétrouchka: Souvenir d'une chatte de vingt-deux ans'' (1980)

References

External links

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1905 births 1991 deaths American emigrants to Canada 20th-century Canadian poets 20th-century Canadian male writers Canadian male poets Canadian male novelists Companions of the Order of Canada Grand Officers of the National Order of Quebec Poets from Montreal Writers from Manchester, New Hampshire Ambassadors of Canada to Argentina Ambassadors of Canada to Paraguay Ambassadors of Canada to Uruguay Canadian poets in French 20th-century Canadian novelists Canadian novelists in French Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Novelists from Montreal {{Canada-poet-stub