Jacques Brault
Canadian university professor, writer and translator · Canada · On the map · Academics · Lived 1933 to 2022 · aged 89
Jacques Brault was a French Canadian poet and translator who lived in Cowansville, Quebec, Canada. He was born to a poor family, but received an excellent education at the Université de Montréal and at the Sorbonne in Paris.
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2022Died20 October 20222017Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du QuébecAward2013Prix Victor-BarbeauAward1999Governor General's Literary AwardsAward1991Prix Alain-GrandboisAward1986Prix Athanase-DavidAward1984Governor General's Award for French-language fictionAward1978Ludger-Duvernay PrizeAward1970Governor General's Literary AwardsAward1968Prix Québec-ParisAward1965David AwardAward1933Born29 March 1933
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He became a professor at the Université de Montréal, in the Département d'études françaises and the Institut des sciences médiévales, and made frequent appearances as a cultural commentator on Radio-Canada.
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Lived 1933 to 2022 · aged 89
