Jacques Poulin (born September 23, 1937 at Saint-Gédéon , Quebec) is a French-Canadian novelist with quiet and intimate style of writing. Often considered the most North American of the Quebec authors writing in French, his work is studied widely in both French and English Canada, although not widely known by the general public.
Poulin studied psychology and arts at the Université Laval in Quebec City; he started his career as commercial translator and later became a college guidance counsellor. Only after the success of his second novel, Jimmy (1969), was he able to devote himself competely to his writing. Poulin has written ten novels, most of which have been translated into English by Sheila Fischman.
Poulin lived in Paris for fifteen years, but has returned to Quebec City.
Poulin's Volkswagen Blues was selected as a candidate in the CBC's 2005 edition of Canada Reads.
Awards and recognition
Bibliography
- The "Jimmy" Trilogy:
- Mon cheval pour un royaume - 1967 (Translated as My Horse for a Kingdom)
- Jimmy - 1969 (Translated as Jimmy)
- Le cœur de la baleine bleue - 1970 (Translated as The Heart of the Blue Whale)
- Les grandes marées - 1978 (Translated as Spring Tides)
- Volkswagen Blues - 1984 (Translated as Volkswagen Blues)
- Faites de beaux rêves - 1988 (Not yet translated)
- Le Vieux Chagrin - 1989 (Translated as Mr. Blue)
- La tournée d'automne - 1993 (Translated as Autumn Rounds)
- Chat sauvage - 1998 (Translated as Wild Cat)
- Les yeux blues de Mistassini - 2002 (Translation to be published in 2005)
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