André Major

André Major (born April 22, 1942) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.^[1] He is most noted for his novel Les Rescapés, which won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 1976 Governor General's Awards.^[1] He was later nominated in the same category at the 1987 Governor General's Awards for L'Hiver au cœur^[2] and at the 1995 Governor General's Awards for La Vie provisoire,^[3] and for the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction at the 2008 Governor General's Awards for L'Esprit vagabond.

André Major
Born	(1942-04-22) April 22, 1942 (age 83) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	novelist, poet
Period	1960s–present
Notable works	Les Rescapés
Notable awards	Governor General's Award for French-language fiction (1976) Prix Athanase-David (1992)

A poet in the early 1960s, he was a founding member alongside Paul Chamberland, André Brochu, Pierre Maheu and Jean-Marc Piotte of the political and cultural magazine Parti pris in 1963.^[1] In his early career he also wrote a number of radio and stage plays and numerous short stories.^[1] He also worked as a radio producer for Radio-Canada.^[4]

He was awarded the Prix Athanase-David in 1992.^[5]

His most recent novel, À quoi ça rime?, was published in 2013.^[6]

Works

• Le Froid se meurt (1961)
• Holocauste à 2 voix (1961)
• Le Cabochon (1964)
• Poèmes pour durer (1969)
• Le Désir and Le Perdant, pièces radiophoniques (1973)
• La chair de poule (1973)
• L'Épouvantail (1974)
• L'Épidémie (1975)
• Une Soirée en octobre (1975)
• Les Rescapés (1976)
• L'Hiver au cœur (1987)
• Histoires de déserteurs (1991)
• La Vie provisoire (1995)
• La Folle d'Elvis (1997)
• Le Vent du diable (1998)
• Le Sourire d'Anton ou L'Adieu au roman (2001)
• Nous ferons nos comptes plus tard : correspondance (1962-1983) / Jacques Ferron et André Major (2004)
• L'Esprit vagabond (2007)
• Prendre le large. Carnets 1995-2000 (2012)
• À Quoi ça rime? (2013)