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Canadian writer from Quebec (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kevin Lambert (born 1992) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his novel Querelle de Roberval, which won the Prix Ringuet in 2019.[2]
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Born | 1992 Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation | writer |
Language | French |
Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
Years active | 2010s-present |
Notable works | Tu aimeras ce que tu as tué, Querelle de Roberval |
Originally from the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, Quebec, Lambert moved to Montreal in his late teens to study literature at the Université de Montréal.[1] He published his debut novel Tu aimeras ce que tu as tué in 2017,[3] and followed up with Querelle de Roberval in 2018.[4] In addition to the Prix Ringuet, Querelle de Roberval won the Prix Sade[5] and the Prix Oeuvre de la relève à Montréal,[6] and was shortlisted for the Prix littéraire des collégiens.[7]
Biblioasis has published English translations of both of his novels, with You Will Love What You Have Killed published in 2020,[1] and Querelle of Roberval released in 2022.[8] The translated version of Querelle of Roberval was a finalist for the 2022 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize,[9] and won the 2023 ReLit Award for fiction.[10]
Lambert is out as gay.[11] Querelle de Roberval is partially based on Jean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle of Brest (Querelle de Brest).[12]
He published his third novel, Que notre joie demeure, in 2022.[13] The novel was named to the initial longlist for the 2023 Prix Goncourt.[14] Following the nomination, the novel sparked some controversy in France because Lambert was open about having had the novel vetted by a sensitivity reader prior to publication as it featured a key character of Haitian descent, with previous Goncourt winner Nicolas Mathieu criticizing the practice as stifling to a writer's creative liberty.[15] The novel was subsequently named the winner of the Prix Médicis[16] and the Prix Ringuet.[17]
May Our Joy Endure, an English translation of Que notre joie demeure, is slated for publication in fall 2024.[18]
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