Roger Lemelin, (April 7, 1919 – March 16, 1992) was a Quebec novelist, television writer and essayist.

Biography

Lemelin was born in Quebec City. 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 Order of Canada. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.

Honours and awards

  • Prix David (1944)
  • Prize from the Académie française (1944)
  • Guggenheim Fellowship
  • Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada
  • Honorary doctorate from Laurentian University
  • Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
  • 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
  • Roger Lemelin's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia
  • Archives of Roger Lemelin (Fonds Roger Lemelin, R11859) are held at Library and Archives Canada