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André Major

Canadian writer · Canada · On the map · Writers · Born 1942 · age 84

André Major is a Canadian writer from Quebec. He is most noted for his novel Les Rescapés, which won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 1976 Governor General's Awards.

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1992Prix Athanase-DavidAward1990Prix Littéraire Canada-Communauté Française de BelgiqueAward1976Governor General's Award for French-language fictionAwardGovernor General's AwardsAward1942Born22 April 1942

Awards

Prix Athanase-David1992
Prix Littéraire Canada-Communauté Française de Belgique1990
Governor General's Awards1976
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction1976

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He was later nominated in the same category at the 1987 Governor General's Awards for L'Hiver au cœur and at the 1995 Governor General's Awards for La Vie provisoire, and for the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction at the 2008 Governor General's Awards for L'Esprit vagabond.

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Country
Canada
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1942 · age 84