Paul G. Socken

Paul G. Socken (born 1945) is a professor at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and a leading scholar on the work of French-Canadian author Gabrielle Roy. He is also the founder of the department of Jewish Studies at the University of Waterloo.

Socken holds a B.A. and a Ph.d. (1974) from the University of Toronto. He is a specialist in French-Canadian literature, particularly in the novel. He has done research on the thematic and stylistic aspects of Gabrielle Roy's writing and currently publishes in the area of mythology and French-Canadian literature.

Works

Books

* "Intimate Strangers" (2004)
* "Gabrielle Roy Today / Gabrielle Roy aujourd'hui" (2003)
* "The French They Never Taught You" (with José Binamé) (2002, ISBN 1-55130-214-4)
* "Patrimoines: La Francophonie en Amérique du nord" (with P.H. Dubé and Ann Dubé) (1992)
* "The Myth of the Lost Paradise in the Novels of Jacques Poulin" (1993)
* "Concordance de Bonheur d'occasion de Gabrielle Roy" (1982)
* "Myth and Morality in Alexandre Chenevert by G. Roy" (1987)

Chapters/Articles in Books

* "Gabrielle Roy: An Annotated Bibliography" "The Annotated Bibliography of Canada's Major Authors" (1979)

elected Professional and Community Affiliations

* Association of Quebec and Canadian Studies
* Association of Canadian Studies in the United States
* Association française d'études canadiennes

External links

* [http://www.french.uwaterloo.ca/members/socken.html Profile at University of Waterloo] .