Éric Gauthier
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Éric Gauthier is a quebec
ois author who was born in 1975 in Rouyn-Noranda, in the Abitibi
region of Quebec
.
, Éric Gauthier moved to Montreal
. Though he had his first taste of the scene at a reading in Abitibi, he began his first forays into the art of storytelling
at the Dimanches du Conte (Sundays of Storytelling) at the bar Le Sergent Recruteur in Montreal. He has participated in storytelling events for adults and teens, alone or with his Production Cormorant colleagues, in Quebec, the rest of Canada
, and in France
. Most of his stories are fantasy stories in which he visits many cultures around the world, which distinguishes him from many other Québécois storytellers who prefer a more traditional repertory.
Éric Gauthier is also a novella
author specialising in science fiction
and fantasy
. He has won several literary prizes for Quebec science fiction, including the Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois in 2003 for his first release of stories on CD and his collection of short stories Terre des pigeons. He is the youngest person ever to receive this prize. The jury described his works as an interpretation of the literature of the world.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
ois author who was born in 1975 in Rouyn-Noranda, in the Abitibi
Abitibi County, Quebec
Abitibi County is an historical County in northwestern Quebec. Its County seat was in Amos. It extended from the Ontario border in the west to the Gouin Reservoir in the east, and included the communities of La Sarre and Val-d'Or in addition to Amos...
region of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Biography
After a childhood spent in Abitibi, and computer science studies in OttawaOttawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Éric Gauthier moved to Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. Though he had his first taste of the scene at a reading in Abitibi, he began his first forays into the art of storytelling
Storytelling
Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...
at the Dimanches du Conte (Sundays of Storytelling) at the bar Le Sergent Recruteur in Montreal. He has participated in storytelling events for adults and teens, alone or with his Production Cormorant colleagues, in Quebec, the rest of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Most of his stories are fantasy stories in which he visits many cultures around the world, which distinguishes him from many other Québécois storytellers who prefer a more traditional repertory.
Éric Gauthier is also a novella
Novella
A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
author specialising in science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
. He has won several literary prizes for Quebec science fiction, including the Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois in 2003 for his first release of stories on CD and his collection of short stories Terre des pigeons. He is the youngest person ever to receive this prize. The jury described his works as an interpretation of the literature of the world.
Storytelling
- 1999 :
- Frequent participation in Dimanches du Conte since 1999.
- 2000 :
- La Légende de la farine orpheline, multidisciplinary open-air production in Montreal
- Christmas storytelling show for convicts at the Rivière-des-Prairies jail
- 2001 :
- Participation at three festivals : Le Rendez-vous des grandes gueules of Trois-PistolesTrois-Pistoles, QuebecTrois-Pistoles is a town in and the seat of the Les Basques Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River....
, Les jours sont contés of l'EstrieEstrieThe Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."...
and the Festival interculturel du conte of MontréalMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... - Solo production Le Monde à votre porte
- 10 days of storytelling at the Maison du Québec in Saint-MaloSaint-MaloSaint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in northwestern France on the English Channel. It is a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine.-Demographics:The population can increase to up to 200,000 in the summer tourist season...
(France)
- Participation at three festivals : Le Rendez-vous des grandes gueules of Trois-Pistoles
- 2002 :
- Participation at the first Festival Voix d'Amérique, at the YukonYukonYukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
International Storytelling festival (in English and French), at the festival Les jours sont contés in EstrieEstrieThe Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."...
and at the Festival des Hauts Parleurs in Québec.
- Participation at the first Festival Voix d'Amérique, at the Yukon
- 2003 :
- Participation at the first De bouche à oreille festival in MontréalMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and at the Nuit internationale du conte in AcadieAcadieAcadie may refer to:* the French word for Acadia* Acadie , the debut album by record producer and singer-songwriter Daniel Lanois* Acadie—Bathurst, a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada...
(in English and French) - Shows at the National Arts CentreNational Arts CentreThe National Arts Centre is a centre for the performing arts located in Ottawa, Ontario, between Elgin Street and the Rideau Canal...
in (OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
) and at the Place des ArtsPlace des Artsright|frame|View of the Place des Arts esplanade. The Musée d'art contemporain is on the left; behind it is the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, with the Théâtre Maisonneuve on the rightPlace des Arts is a major performing arts centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
in MontréalMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
- Participation at the first De bouche à oreille festival in Montréal
- 2004 :
- Organisation and participation in storytelling events in MontréalMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, co-foundation of the Productions Cormoran. - Participation at the festival De bouche à oreille, at the literary cabaret Planète rebelle, and in English at the OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
Storytelling Festival. - New solo show : Le petit théâtre des temps modernes
- Organisation and participation in storytelling events in Montréal
- 2005 :
- Toured with the Pelleteux d'légendes in BrittanyBrittanyBrittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
(France)
- Toured with the Pelleteux d'légendes in Brittany
Literary Prizes
- 1999 : prix Solaris (for La Maison de l'anxitecte)
- 2000 : prix Boréal (prize for the best novella for Souvenir du Saudade Express)
- 2000: prix Aurora (prize for the best French novella for Souvenir du Saudade Express)
- 2002 : prix Solaris (for Feu sacré)
- 2003 : Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois (for the collection Terre des pigeons, the novellas Feu sacré and Un visage à la fenêtre)
- 2006 : prix Boréal (prize for best novella for Au jardin comme à la guerre)
External links
- http://ericgauthier.net/ (Official site (French))