Daniel Grenier

Canadian writer from Quebec (born 1980)

Daniel Grenier
Born	1980 Brossard, Quebec
Occupation	novelist, translator
Nationality	Canadian
Period	2010s-present
Notable works	L’année la plus longue

Daniel Grenier (born 1980) is a Canadian writer from Quebec,^[1] who was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for his debut novel, L’année la plus longue.^[2]

A graduate of the Université du Québec à Montréal,^[3] he published the short story collection Malgré tout on rit à Saint-Henri in 2012.^[1] In 2014, he published Douce détresse, a French translation of Anna Leventhal's short story collection Sweet Affliction.^[1]

His non-fiction book La solitude de l'écrivain de fond was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction at the 2017 Governor General's Awards. He is also a three-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for English to French translation, receiving nods at the 2018 Governor General's Awards for his translation of Andrew Forbes's The Utility of Boredom: Baseball Essays, at the 2020 Governor General's Awards for his translation of Dawn Dumont's Nobody Cries at Bingo,^[4] and at the 2021 Governor General's Awards for his translation of Dumont's Rose's Run.^[5]

Originally from Brossard, he currently resides in Quebec City.^[1]

Works

Malgré tout on rit à Saint-Henri (2012)
L’année la plus longue (2015)
La solitude de l'écrivain de fond. Notes sur Wright Morris. Le Quartanier, 2017 (Shortlisted 2017 Governor General's Awards, non-fiction)
On pleure pas au bingo (2019) Translator. Éditions Hannenorak. (Shortlisted 2020 Governor General's Awards, English to French translation)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Daniel Grenier: la conquête de l’Amérique". Le Devoir, September 12, 2015.
^ "Prix littéraires du gouverneur général: les finalistes sont connus". Le Journal de Montréal, October 5, 2016.
^ "Daniel Grenier: le temps des montagnes". La Presse, September 1, 2015.
^ "Trois traductrices de l’Atlantique en lice pour un prix du gouverneur général". Ici Radio-Canada, May 6, 2021.
^ Martin Nolibé, "Prix du Gouverneur général: une nomination posthume pour Serge Bouchard". Métro, October 14, 2021.