Émile Martel OC (August 10, 1941 – November 22, 2023) was a Canadian diplomat and writer who won the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry in 1995 for his poetry collection Pour orchestre et poète seul.[1]
Émile Martel | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1941 Amos, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | November 22, 2023 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Poet, short story writer |
| Period | 1960s–1990s |
| Notable works | Pour orchestre et poète seul |
| Relatives | Yann Martel (son) Réginald Martel (brother) |
Life and career
editMartel was born in Amos, Quebec on August 10, 1941.[1] Educated at the University of Ottawa, Université Laval and the University of Salamanca,[2] he taught French and Spanish literature in Canada and the United States before joining Canada's Department of External Affairs as a diplomat.[2] He published both poetry and short stories.
Martel died on November 22, 2023, at the age of 82.[3][4] He was the father of Canadian novelist Yann Martel[5] and the brother of Réginald Martel.
Works
edit- Les enfances brisées (1969)
- L'ombre du silence (1974)
- Les gants jetés (1977)
- Dictionnaire de cristal
- Pour orchestre et poète seul (1995)
- English translation by D. G. Jones, For Orchestra and Solo Poet (1996)
- Translation of Life of Pi into French: Histoire de Pi (2003), with Nicole Perron
References
edit- ^ a b New, W. H., ed. (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press. p. 717. ISBN 0802007619.
- ^ a b Sauvé, Mathieu-Robert (October 13, 1998). "Émile Martel: ambassadeur en résidence" [Émile Martel: Ambassador-in-residence] (in French). Université de Montréal. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Morin-Martel, Florence (November 23, 2023). "L'Académie des lettres du Québec pleure la disparition d'Émile Martel" [The Académie des Lettres du Québec mourns Émile Martel]. Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Millette, Lise (November 25, 2023). "L'écrivain Émile Martel, né à Amos, n'est plus" [Amos-born writer Émile Martel has died]. Radio-Canada (in French). Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Barber, John (April 10, 2010). "Yann Martel: Lost and found". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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