Michel Jean
Michel Jean | |
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| Born | Alma, Quebec,Canada |
| Occupation | journalist, novelist |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable works | kukum |
Michel Jeanis aCanadiantelevision journalist and author.[1]He was the weekend anchor ofTVA NouvellesonTVAuntil retiring from the network in 2024,[2]and was formerly an anchor on TVA's newsmagazineJEand for the 24-hour news channelRDI.[3]
In addition to his journalism career, Jean has published several novels, includingEnvoyé spécial(2008),Un monde mort comme la lune(2009),Une vie à aimer(2010),Elle et nous(2012),Le vent en parle encore(2013),La belle mélancolie(2015),Tsunamis(2017),Kukum(2019),[4]Tiohtiá:ke(2021), andQimmik(2023).
Kukum,a novel based on the life of his ownInnugreat-grandmother Almanda Siméon, won thePrix France-Québecin 2020,[5]and was selected for the 2021 edition ofLe Combat des livres,where it was defended by indigenous activist and now SenatorMichèle Audette.[6]The novel won the competition on May 7, 2021.[7]Following his success withKukum,his earlier novelElle et nouswas reissued in 2021 under the new titleAtuk.[8]
Susan Ourioureceived a nomination for theGovernor General's Award for French to English translationat the2023 Governor General's Awardsfor her translation ofKukum.[9]
References
[edit]- ^Josée Lapointe,"La magie d’Almanda".La Presse,December 24, 2020.
- ^Shushan Bacon,"Michel Jean prend sa retraite du journalisme".Ici Radio-Canada,August 14, 2024.
- ^"Michel Jean passe à TVA".Le Devoir,May 6, 2005.
- ^Marie-France Bornais,"«Kukum» de Michel Jean: l’histoire de son arrière-grand-mère".Le Journal de Québec,September 21, 2019.
- ^"Roman «Kukum»: Michel Jean lauréat du Prix littéraire France-Québec".TVA Nouvelles,November 17, 2020.
- ^"Cinq combattantes et combattants dans l’arène pour le Combat national des livres".Ici Radio-Canada,April 1, 2021.
- ^"Michèle Audette remporte le Combat national des livres 2021 avec Kukum".Ici Radio-Canada,May 7, 2021.
- ^Josée Lapointe,"Réédition d’un roman de Michel Jean".La Presse,March 18, 2021.
- ^"Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for $25K Governor General's Literary Awards".CBC Books,October 25, 2023.
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- 21st-century Canadian journalists
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian male writers
- 21st-century First Nations writers
- Canadian television news anchors
- Canadian male novelists
- Canadian novelists in French
- First Nations novelists
- Innu people
- Living people
- First Nations journalists
- Journalists from Quebec
- Writers from Quebec