François Gravel


François Gravel is a Canadian writer from Quebec. Most noted as an author of literature for children and young adults, he has also published a number of adult novels.
An economics graduate of the Université du Québec à Montréal, Gravel taught economics at Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu until 2006. He is the partner of writer Michèle Marineau and the father of writer and illustrator Élise Gravel.
His most recent adult novel, À vos ordres, colonel Parkinson!, was inspired by his own recent diagnosis with Parkinson's disease.
Many of his works have been translated into English by Sheila Fischman.

Awards

He won the Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature at the 1991 Governor General's Awards for Deux heures et demie avant Jasmine. He has been shortlisted for the award five other times: at the 1994 Governor General's Awards for Klonk, at the 2000 Governor General's Awards for L'été de la moustache, at the 2002 Governor General's Awards for David et la maison de la sorcière, at the 2008 Governor General's Awards for Sales crapauds and at the 2012 Governor General's Awards for Hò.
Fischman has received three nominations for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation for her translations of Gravel's work at the 1990 Governor General's Awards for Benito, the 1992 Governor General's Awards for Felicity's Fool and the 1996 Governor General's Awards for Ostende.
Gravel won the French Mr. Christie's Book Award in 1991 for Zamboni, and in 2001 for David et le fantôme in conjunction with illustrator Pierre Pratt. Gravel and Pratt won the French TD Canadian Children's Literature Award in 2006 for David et le salon funéraire.
His adult novel Adieu, Betty Crocker was a competing title in the 2014 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it was defended by actress Pauline Martin.

Works

Novels

''Klonk'' series

  1. Klonk, 1993
  2. Lance et Klonk, 1994
  3. Le Cercueil de Klonk, 1995
  4. Un amour de Klonk, 1995
  5. Le Cauchemar de Klonk, 1997
  6. Klonk et le Beatle mouillé, 1997
  7. Klonk et le Treize noir, 1999
  8. Klonk et la Queue du scorpion, 2000
  9. Coca-Klonk, 2001
  10. La Racine carrée de Klonk, 2002
  11. Le Testament de Klonk, 2003
  12. Klonk contre Klonk'', 2004

    ''David'' series

  13. David et le Fantôme, 2000
  14. David et le Précipice, 2001
  15. David et les Monstres de la forêt, 2001
  16. David et la Maison de la sorcière, 2002
  17. David et l'Orage, 2003
  18. David et les Crabes noirs, 2004
  19. David et le Salon funéraire, 2005
  20. David et la Bête, 2007
  21. David et Léa, 2008

    Other