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Simon Roy (author)

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Simon Roy
Roy in 2021
Born(1968-06-14)14 June 1968
Died15 October 2022(2022-10-15) (aged 54)
Occupation(s)Author
Professor

Simon Roy (14 June 1968 – 15 October 2022) was a Canadian author. He was also a professor of literature at the Collège Lionel-Groulx for more than thirty years.

Biography

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Born on 14 June 1968 in Saint-Alexis, Roy married Marianne Marquis-Gravel, with whom he had two children, Romane and Colin.[1] He was known for his 2014 novel Ma vie rouge Kubrick, which received the Prix des libraires du Québec in the category of Québécois novels.[2][3][4]

Roy died of brain cancer on 15 October 2022, at the age of 54.[5]

Books

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  • Ma vie rouge Kubrick (2014)[6]
  • Owen Hopkins, esquire (2016)
  • Fait par un autre (2021)
  • Ma fin du monde (2022)

References

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  1. ^ "Rattrapage du 29 sept. 2021 : Perrine Leblanc et Sally Rooney". Radio-Canada (in French).
  2. ^ Guy, Chantal (12 May 2015). "Simon Roy remporte le Prix des libraires". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Simon Roy et Hugh Howey sont les lauréats du Prix des libraires du Québec". Radio-Canada (in French). 11 May 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Simon Roy dans le labyrinthe". La Fabrique culturelle (in French). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Décès de l'écrivain Simon Roy". TVA Nouvelles (in French). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. ^ Lemieux, Dominique (27 August 2014). "Simon Roy : La vie en rouge". Les libraires (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2022.