- Louis Hémon
Louis Hémon (
12 October 1880 –8 July 1913 ), was afrancophone writer best known for his novel "Maria Chapdelaine ".Biography
He was born in Brest,
France . InParis , where he resided with his family, he was enrolled in the Montaigne and Louis-le-Grand secondary schools. A bilingual secretary in several maritime agencies, he collaborated, starting from 1904, in a Parisian sports journal. After his studies oflaw andoriental languages in theSorbonne , he moved toLondon .In 1911, he moved to
Canada , settling initially inMontreal . Hémon wrote "Maria Chapdelaine" during his time working at a farm in theLac Saint-Jean region.Hémon died when he was struck by a train at Chapleau,
Ontario . He never saw the widespread publication of his landmark novel.Since his death, "Maria Chapdelaine" has been translated into more than 20 languages in 23 countries, [ [http://www.tundrabooks.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780887766978 Maria Chapdelaine by Louis Hemon; illustrated by Rajka Kupesic ] at www.tundrabooks.com] while other novels were published posthumously.
Hémon had one daughter, Lydia-Kathleen, from a relationship in
England with Lydia O'Kelly.He is the subject of two biographical studies, "L'aventure Louis Hémon" (1974) by Alfred Ayotte and Victor Tremblay, and "Louis Hémon, le fou du lac" by Mathieu-Robert Sauvé.
Bibliography
* 1908: "Lizzie Blakeston"
* 1913: "Maria Chapdelaine "
* 1923: "la Belle que voilà"
* 1924: "Colin-Maillard"
* 1926: "Battling Malone, pugiliste"
* 1950: "Monsieur Ripois et la Némésis"Notes
External links
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*gutenberg|no=4383|name=Maria Chapdelaine by Louis Hémon
*fr icon [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13525 Original text]
* [http://www.collections.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume6/314-317.htm Collections Canada: Louis Hémon] , accessed3 July 2006
* [http://www.bookrags.com/biography-louis-hemon/index.html Bookrags: Louis Hémon] , accessed3 July 2006
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7464 Biography at "the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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