Max Nemni (June 13, 1935 – August 29, 2024) was a Canadian political scientist and writer, best known for a series of biographies of former Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau which he cowrote with his wife Monique Nemni.[1]
Max Nemni | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 13, 1935 |
| Died | August 29, 2024 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Political scientist, biographer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1990s–2024 |
| Notable works | Young Trudeau, Trudeau Transformed |
| Spouse |
Monique Nemni (died 2022) |
He was a professor of political science at Université Laval,[2] and a coeditor of Cité Libre.[3]
The first volume of the Trudeau biography, Young Trudeau: Son of Quebec, Father of Canada, 1919-1944, won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing in 2006.[4] The second volume, Trudeau Transformed: The Shaping of a Statesman, 1944-1965, was a shortlisted nominee for the same award in 2011.[1] A third volume, focusing on Trudeau's career in elected politics after 1965, is slated for future publication.
Nemni died on August 29, 2024, at the age of 89.[5]
Works
edit- Young Trudeau: Son of Quebec, Father of Canada, 1919-1944 (2006, ISBN 978-0771067495)
- Trudeau Transformed: The Shaping of a Statesman, 1944-1965 (2011, ISBN 978-0771051258)
References
edit- ^ a b "The Shaughnessy Cohen Prize Series, with Max and Monique Nemni" Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Open Book Toronto, April 23, 2012.
- ^ "Unity crisis spawns flood of books". Montreal Gazette, January 8, 1992.
- ^ "Cite Libre division on display". Montreal Gazette, March 26, 1996.
- ^ "Biography of Trudeau's youth wins Shaughnessy Cohen prize". CBC News, February 28, 2007.
- ^ "Max Nemni". Toronto Star. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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