| Maurice Joncas | |
|---|---|
 Joncas in 2005 | |
| Born | 26 June 1936 Pointe-Jaune [fr], Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 13 June 2021(2021-06-13) (aged 84) Gaspé, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer |
Maurice Joncas (26 June 1936 – 13 June 2021) was a Canadian writer.
Biography
In 1968, Joncas began participating in numerous shows as a director, actor, and producer. The following year, he was a founding member of the Théâtre de l'Astran de Gaspé. A multidisciplinary artist known throughout the Gaspé Peninsula, he also practiced singing and painting. He made a career as a secondary school French teacher and retired in 1996.
Maurice Joncas died in Gaspé on 13 June 2021 at the age of 84.
Novels
- La chevauchée des pèlerins : Entre la mer et l'exil (2001)
- La chevauchée des pèlerins : La route des rêves (2002)
- La chevauchée des pèlerins : Échec et mat (2004)
- Le petit garçon qui cherchait son âme (2006)
- Le dernier repas (2008)
Poetry
- D'or... de sang... de bronze... (1991)
- Images et mirages - écrits de l'anse (1993)
- Eaux-delà - vingt-six chants d'amour en prose (1997)
- Hyperborée (1999)
- L'espérance retrouvée (1999)
- L'oiseau couché sur son aile (2000)
- Cantilènes et chants de mer (2005)
Stories
- Chroniques d'enfance - nouveaux écrits de l'anse (1996)
- Le vieil homme de la colline (2006)
Distinctions
- Citation Chorale de l'Alliance des chorales du Québec (1988)
- Prix Mérite Culturel Gaspésien (1988)
- Prix Gasp'Art Culture (1994)
- Médaille d'argent de l'Ordre du Mérite octroyé par la Fédération des Commissions scolaires du Québec (1996)
References
- "À la mémoire de Maurice Joncas". HG Division (in French).
- Daoust, Philippe (10 December 2007). "Le dernier repas de Maurice Joncas". Le Pharillon (in French). Gaspé. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - O'Leary, Richard (14 June 2021). "L'artiste et écrivain Maurice Joncas est décédé". Radio Gaspésie (in French). Gaspé. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "Œuvres de Maurice Joncas". Librairie Pantoute (in French). Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
- "Joncas, Maurice". L'Île (in French).
- 1936 births
- 2021 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian novelists
- Canadian theatre directors
- People from Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- 20th-century Canadian poets
- 20th-century Canadian short story writers
- 20th-century Canadian male writers
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian poets
- 21st-century Canadian short story writers
- 21st-century Canadian male writers
- Canadian male novelists
- Canadian male poets
- Canadian male short story writers
- Canadian novelists in French
- Canadian poets in French
- Canadian short story writers in French
- Writers from Quebec