Léo-Paul Desrosiers
Léo-Paul Desrosiers was a Quebec writer and journalist well known for his historical novels. He was influenced by the nationalism of Henri Bourassa and Lionel-Adolphe Groulx.
He published his first novel in 1922 called Âmes et Paysages. His best-known work, Les Engagés du Grand Portage published in 1938, was set in the fur trade-years in the early 19th century. As a journalist he mainly wrote for Le Devoir.
He won the Ludger-Duvernay Prize in 1951 and the Lorne Pierce Medal in 1963.Works
- Ames Et Paysages,
- Nord-Sud,
- Le Livre Des Mystères,
- L'Accalmie, Lord Durham Au Canada,
- Les Engagés Du Grand Portage, ; The Making Of Nicolas Montour ,
- Commencements,
- Les Opiniâtres,
- Sources,
- Iroquoisie,
- L'Ampoule D'Or,
- Les Dialogues De Marthe Et De Marie,
- Vous Qui Passez,
- Les Angoisses Et Les Tourments,
- Rafales Sur Les Cimes,
- Dans Le Nid D'Aiglons, La Colombe Vie De Jeanne Le Ber...,
- Paul De Chomedey, Sieur De Maisonneuve'',
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