Gilbert La Rocque

Gilbert La Rocque (April 29, 1943 - November 26, 1984) was a Canadian writer from Quebec.[1] He was most noted for his novel Les masques, which was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 1980 Governor General's Awards and won the Prix Suisse-Canada in 1981.[2]

Born in Montreal, La Rocque worked as a bank teller and as a clerk at the city hall of Montréal-Nord prior to the publication of his first novel Le Nombril in 1970.[3] During his writing career, he was also editorial director of the publishing houses Éditions l'Homme, Éditions de l'Aurore and Éditions Québec-Amérique.[1]

He died of a brain tumor in 1984.[3] Following his death, his correspondence with writer Gérard Bessette was published in 1994.[3]

Works

Novels
  • Le Nombril (1970)
  • Corridors (1971)
  • Après la boue (1972)
  • Serge d'entre les morts (1976)
  • Les Masques (1980)
  • Le Passager (1984)

Plays
  • Le Refuge (1979)

Other
  • Provencher, le dernier des coureurs de bois (1974)
  • Le Voleur (1976, with Claude Jodoin)
  • Gérard Bessette et Gilbert La Rocque - correspondance (1994)

References
  1. "Gilbert La Rocque". The Canadian Encyclopedia, May 7, 2009.
  2. 1980. Québec-Amérique.
  3. New, W. H., Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press, 2002. ISBN 0802007619.


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