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Louis Carmain

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Louis Carmain
Born1983
Quebec City
Occupationnovelist
NationalityCanadian
Period2010s–present
Notable worksGuano

Louis Carmain is a Canadian writer.[1] His debut novel Guano, published in 2013, won the 2014 Prix littéraire des collégiens,[2] and its English translation by Rhonda Mullins was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 2016 Governor General's Awards.[3]

His second novel, Bunyip, was published in 2014.[4]

His third novel, Les offrandes, was published in 2019.[5] It was a finalist in the 2020 edition of the Prix litteraire des collégiens.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "New solitudes: What do three new works of Francophone fiction reveal to the Anglophone reader? Thankfully, nothing cohesive". The Globe and Mail, October 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Un premier roman remporte le Prix littéraire des collégiens 2014". Ici Radio-Canada, April 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Mark Medley, "Governor-General’s Literary Award short list a serious case of déjà vu". The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Catherine Lalonde, "Une histoire d’épave". Le Devoir, September 13, 2014.
  5. ^ Christian Desmeules, Louis Carmain: écrire contre le néant". Le Devoir, September 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Le Prix littéraire des collégiens remis à Naomi Fontaine". Ici Radio-Canada, May 21, 2020.