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'''Réjean Ducharme''' (August 12, 1941 – August 21, 2017) was a Canadian writer, [[novelist]] and [[playwright]] who resided in [[Montreal]].  He was known for his reclusive personality and did not appear at any public functions since his first successful book was published in 1966.  A common theme of his early work was the rejection of the adult world by children.

''{{Interlanguage link|L'Avalée des avalés|fr}}'' (''Swallowed''), Ducharme's first novel, was short-listed for the 1966 [[Prix Goncourt]], even though the author was only 24 years old and unknown. That same year, the book won the [[1966 Governor General's Awards|1966 Governor General's Award for Poetry or Drama (Poésie et théâtre)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/famed-quebec-author-rejean-ducharme-dead-at-76|title=Quebec mourns famed author Réjean Ducharme|date=2017-08-23|work=Montreal Gazette|access-date=2018-05-11|language=en-US}}</ref> ''L'Avalée des avalés'' later won the 2005 French version of ''[[Canada Reads]]'', where it was defended by [[actress]] [[Sophie Cadieux]].

In the 1992 movie ''[[Léolo]]'', the main character spends much of his time reading and thinking about ''L'Avalée des avalés''.

In 2017, Ducharme died of natural causes at age 76 in Montreal.

In summer 2021, the city's Sud-Ouest borough renamed its library from the Bibliotheque Georges-Vanier to the Bibliothèque Réjean-Ducharme in his honour.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://journalmetro.com/local/sud-ouest/2687281/la-bibliotheque-georges-vanier-devient-la-bibliotheque-rejean-ducharme/|title=La bibliothèque Georges-Vanier devient la bibliothèque Réjean-Ducharme|date=2021-08-21|work=Journal Métro|access-date=2021-08-28|language=fr-CA}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*''[[L'Avalée des avalés]]'' – 1966 (winner of the 1966 Governor General's Awards)
**translated into English as ''The Swallower Swallowed'' by [[Barbara Bray]]
**translated into English as ''[http://www.vehiculepress.com/q.php?EAN=9781550655537 Swallowed]'' by Madeleine Stratford (Montreal: Véhicule Press, 2020).
*''{{Interlanguage link|Le Nez qui voque|fr}}'' – 1967
**translated into English as ''Miss Take'' by [[Will Browning]]
*''{{Interlanguage link|L'Océantume|fr}}'' – 1968
*''La fille de Christophe Colomb'' – 1969
**translated into English as ''The Daughter of Christopher Columbus'' by [[Will Browning]]
*''{{Interlanguage link|L'Hiver de force|fr}}'' – 1973 winner of the [[1973 Governor General's Awards|1973 Governor General's Award for Fiction]])
**translated in English as "Wild to Mild" by Robert Guy Scully
*''{{Interlanguage link|Les Enfantômes|fr}}'' – 1976
*''[[Good Riddance (film)|Good Riddance]] (Les Bons débarras)'' – 1980 (film screenplay)
*''[[Happy Memories]] (Les Beaux souvenirs)'' – 1982 (film screenplay)
*''Ha ha!...'' – 1982 (winner of the [[1982 Governor General's Awards|1982 Governor General's Award for Drama]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-transcript/159575586/|title=Schreyer presents literary awards|work=[[Times & Transcript|The Times-Transcript]]|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|date=October 1, 1983|access-date=November 23, 2024|page=43|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
*''Dévadé'' – 1990
*''Va savoir'' – 1994 (nominated for a [[1994 Governor General's Awards|Governor General's Award]]
**translated into English as ''Go Figure'' by [[Will Browning]]
*''Gros mots'' – 1999

==See also==
* [[List of Canadian writers]]
* [[List of Quebec writers]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rejean-ducharme Réjean Ducharme's] entry in [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en The Canadian Encyclopedia]
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=3671597&lang=eng Fonds Réjean Ducharme (R11725)] at ''[[Library and Archives Canada]]''
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=3783991&lang=eng Collection Rosette Rohana (lettres de Réjean Ducharme), (R12366)] at [[Library and Archives Canada]]. The collection consists of 14 letters by Réjean Ducharme sent to Rosette Rohana and to one of her friend.

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