André Giroux (December 10, 1916 – July 28, 1977) was a Canadian writer of fiction. Giroux authored Malgré tout, la joie, a series of short stories for which he received the Governor General's Award for French Canadian literature in 1959, as presented by the Canada Council. He was also a Montyon Prize winner.
Giroux was born in Quebec City, Quebec. A member of the Royal Society of Canada, he died following an automobile accident on July 24, 1977.
List of literary works
Au-delà des visages / Beyond the Faces (1948 novel) Le gouffre a toujours soif / The Bottomless Pit (1953 novel) 14, rue de Galais / 14 Galais street (television series, 1954–57) Malgré tout, la joie / Despite Everything, the Joy! (1958) — Winner, 1959 Governor General's Awards
André Giroux also authored articles in newspapers under the pseudonym Rene de Villers.
Biographies
Analytical Bibliography of Andre Giroux, Yvette Giroux, 1949
Andre Giroux - the writer, the man, the poet, Mado of Isle, the Editions Arion, 1994
Awards and honours
1949 - Montyon Prize of the French Academy
1950 - Province of Quebec Prize
1952 - Guggenheim Fellowship
1959 - Governor General's Award for French language fiction
External links
CyberScol: Quebec literature
Guide to Literary Archives: André Giroux provided by Library and Archives Canada Archives of Andr Giroux (Fonds André Giroux, R11742) are held at Library and Archives Canada