Jacques Brault | |
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| Born | 29 March 1933 |
| Died | 20 October 2022 (aged 89) |
| Occupations | poet and translator |
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| Education | Université de Montréal Sorbonne |
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| Institutions | Université de Montréal |
Notable works | Mémoire |
Jacques Brault (29 March 1933 – 20 October 2022) was a French Canadian poet and translator who lived in Cowansville, Quebec, Canada. He was born to a poor family, but received an education at the Université de Montréal and at the Sorbonne in Paris. He became a professor at the Université de Montréal, in the Département d'études françaises and the Institut des sciences médiévales, and made frequent appearances as a cultural commentator on Radio-Canada.
Jacques Brault's writings include plays, novels and works of short fiction, translations and several works of Canadian literary criticism. However, it is primarily for his work as a poet that Jacques Brault is known outside of Canada.
Brault died on 20 October 2022, at the age of 89.
