Alain Grandbois
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Alain Grandbois CC (May 25, 1900 – March 18, 1975) was a Quebecois poet born in Saint-Casimir, Quebec. There is a plaque on the house he was born in on the corner of the Boul. de la Montagne and rue (street) Tessier Ouest. He is considered the first great modern Québec poet. He travelled the world 1918-39 and shared the hopes and problems of contemporary man. His work closely integrates the themes of exploring the secrets of the world and studying human destiny, each one reinforcing the other. His writing and subject matter thus had a depth and breadth previously unknown in Québec, making them a model for various young poets of the 1950s. (T.C.E. ref.)
[edit] Selected works
- Né à Québec: Louis Jolliet (1933)
- Avant le chaos (1945)
- Îles de la nuit (1944)
[edit] Honours
- In 1954, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Lorne Pierce Medal.
- In 1967, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
- In 1970, he was awarded the Government of Quebec's Prix Athanase-David.
