Michel Tremblay

CanadianLiterary FictionFamily SagaComing of Ageb. 1942

Michel Tremblay (born June 25, 1942) is a Canadian novelist and playwright from Montreal, Quebec. A leading figure in Quebec theatre and literature, Tremblay brought the joual dialect and working-class Montreal life to stage and page beginning in the 1960s. His breakthrough play Les Belles-sœurs (1968) and his Plateau Mont-Royal Chronicles have had lasting influence on French-Canadian drama and fiction. Tremblay's work often centers on family, social change in Quebec, and LGBTQ+ themes; he has received numerous national and international honours for his contributions to theatre and letters.

Awards

['Prix Victor-Morin', 'Prix France-Québec', 'Molson Prize', "Governor General's Performing Arts Award", "Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec", "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France)"]

Notable Works

['Les Belles-sœurs', "La grosse femme d'à côté est enceinte (The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant)", 'Le Vrai Monde ?', 'Plateau Mont-Royal Chronicles (series)']