Roger Lemelin, (April 7, 1919 – March 16, 1992) was a

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novelist, television writer and essayist.

Biography

Lemelin was born in

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. From 1944 to 1952, he was a Canadian correspondent for the American magazines ''Time'' and ''Life'' and, from 1972 to 1981, chief executive officer and editor of '' La Presse''. In 1980 he was made a Companion of the

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. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the

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Honours and awards

*Prix David (1944) *Prize from the

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(1944) *

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*Fellowship in the

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*Honorary doctorate from

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*Chevalier de la

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*Canadian corresponding membership in the Académie Goncourt *Honorary membership in the Union des écrivains québécois.

Works

* ''Au pied de la pente douce (The Town Below)'', 1947 * ''Les Plouffe (The Plouffe Family)'', 1948 * ''Fantaisies sur les péchés capitaux'', 1949 * ''Pierre le magnifique (In Quest of Splendour)'', 1952 * '' The Bird Fancier (L'Homme aux oiseaux)'', 1952 * ''Les Voies de l'espérance'', 1979 * ''La Culotte en or'', 1980 * ''Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe'', 1982 * ''Autopsie d'un fumeur'', 1988

References

"Roger Lemelin" in ''Canadian Writers''
an examination of archival manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, journals and notebooks at Library and Archives Canada

External links

Roger Lemelin's
entry in

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* Archives of Roger Lemeli
(Fonds Roger Lemelin, R11859)
are held at

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