Michel Jean
Michel Jean | |
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| Occupation | journalist, novelist |
| Notable works | kukum |
Michel Jean is a Canadian television journalist and author.[1] He is currently the weekend anchor of TVA Nouvelles on TVA, and was formerly an anchor on TVA's newsmagazine JE and for the 24-hour news channel RDI.[2]
In addition to his journalism career, Jean has published several novels, including Envoyé spécial (2008), Un monde mort comme la lune (2009), Une vie à aimer (2010), Elle et nous (2012), Le vent en parle encore (2013), La belle mélancolie (2015), Tsunamis (2017) and Kukum (2019).[3]
Kukum, a novel based on the life of his own Innu great-grandmother Almanda Siméon, won the Prix France-Québec in 2020,[4] and was selected for the 2021 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it was defended by indigenous activist Michèle Audette.[5] The novel won the competition on May 7, 2021.[6] Following his success with Kukum, his earlier novel Elle et nous was reissued in 2021 under the new title Atuk.[7]
References[]
- ^ Josée Lapointe, "La magie d’Almanda". La Presse, December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Michel Jean passe à TVA". Le Devoir, May 6, 2005.
- ^ Marie-France Bornais, "«Kukum» de Michel Jean: l’histoire de son arrière-grand-mère". Le Journal de Québec, September 21, 2019.
- ^ "Roman «Kukum»: Michel Jean lauréat du Prix littéraire France-Québec". TVA Nouvelles, November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Cinq combattantes et combattants dans l’arène pour le Combat national des livres". Ici Radio-Canada, April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Michèle Audette remporte le Combat national des livres 2021 avec Kukum". Ici Radio-Canada, May 7, 2021.
- ^ Josée Lapointe, "Réédition d’un roman de Michel Jean". La Presse, March 18, 2021.
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