Maurice Joncas
Joncas in 2005
Born26 June 1936
Pointe-Jaune, Quebec, Canada
Died13 June 2021(2021-06-13) (aged 84)
Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationWriter

Maurice Joncas (26 June 1936 – 13 June 2021) was a Canadian writer.[1]

Biography

In 1968, Joncas began participating in numerous shows as a director, actor, and producer. The following year, he was a founding member of the Théâtre de l'Astran de Gaspé. A multidisciplinary artist known throughout the Gaspé Peninsula, he also practiced singing and painting. He made a career as a secondary school French teacher and retired in 1996.[2]

Maurice Joncas died in Gaspé on 13 June 2021 at the age of 84.[3]

Novels

  • La chevauchée des pèlerins : Entre la mer et l'exil (2001)[4]
  • La chevauchée des pèlerins : La route des rêves (2002)
  • La chevauchée des pèlerins : Échec et mat (2004)
  • Le petit garçon qui cherchait son âme (2006)
  • Le dernier repas (2008)

Poetry

  • D'or... de sang... de bronze... (1991)
  • Images et mirages - écrits de l'anse (1993)
  • Eaux-delà - vingt-six chants d'amour en prose (1997)
  • Hyperborée (1999)
  • L'espérance retrouvée (1999)
  • L'oiseau couché sur son aile (2000)
  • Cantilènes et chants de mer (2005)

Stories

  • Chroniques d'enfance - nouveaux écrits de l'anse (1996)
  • Le vieil homme de la colline (2006)

Distinctions

  • Citation Chorale de l'Alliance des chorales du Québec (1988)[5]
  • Prix Mérite Culturel Gaspésien (1988)
  • Prix Gasp'Art Culture (1994)
  • Médaille d'argent de l'Ordre du Mérite octroyé par la Fédération des Commissions scolaires du Québec (1996)

References

  1. ↑ "À la mémoire de Maurice Joncas". HG Division (in French).
  2. ↑ Daoust, Philippe (10 December 2007). "Le dernier repas de Maurice Joncas". Le Pharillon (in French). Gaspé. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ↑ O'Leary, Richard (14 June 2021). "L'artiste et écrivain Maurice Joncas est décédé". Radio Gaspésie (in French). Gaspé. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Œuvres de Maurice Joncas". Librairie Pantoute (in French). Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Joncas, Maurice". L'Île (in French).
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