Maurice Joncas

Maurice Joncas (26 June 1936 – 13 June 2021) was a Canadian writer.[1]

Maurice Joncas
Joncas in 2005
Born26 June 1936
Pointe-Jaune, Quebec, Canada
Died13 June 2021(2021-06-13) (aged 84)
Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationWriter

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.[2]

Maurice Joncas died in Gaspé on 13 June 2021 at the age of 84.[3]

Novels
  • La chevauchée des pèlerins : Entre la mer et l'exil (2001)[4]
  • 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)[5]
  • 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
  1. "À la mémoire de Maurice Joncas". HG Division (in French).
  2. 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.
  3. O'Leary, Richard (14 June 2021). "L'artiste et écrivain Maurice Joncas est décédé". Radio Gaspésie (in French). Gaspé. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. "Œuvres de Maurice Joncas". Librairie Pantoute (in French). Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
  5. "Joncas, Maurice". L'Île (in French).
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