André Forget

{{Short description|Canadian writer}}

André Forget is a Canadian writer,Ariel Deutschmann, [https://www.elorafergustoday.com/success/mount-forest-author-longlisted-for-scotiabank-giller-prize-5820757 "Mount Forest author longlisted for Scotiabank Giller Prize"]. Elora Fergus Today, September 15, 2022. whose debut novel In the City of Pigs was longlisted for the 2022 Giller Prize[https://www.cbc.ca/books/14-canadian-authors-longlisted-for-100k-scotiabank-giller-prize-1.6573339 "14 Canadian authors longlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize"]. CBC Books, September 6, 2022. and shortlisted for the 2023 Amazon.ca First Novel Award.Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/billy-ray-belcourt-jessica-johns-among-2023-amazon-canada-first-novel-finalists/ "Billy-Ray Belcourt, Jessica Johns among 2023 Amazon Canada First Novel finalists"]. Quill & Quire, May 4, 2023.

Forget was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Mount Forest.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-cbc-books-summer-reading-list-45-cool-books-to-read-while-the-weather-heats-up-1.6494771 "The CBC Books summer reading list: 45 cool books to read while the weather heats up"]. CBC Books, June 23, 2022. He is a former editor of the literary magazine The Puritan.

In the City of Pigs grew out of a short story Forget wrote for a collaborative arts group led by his friend Joel Peters, on the prompt of an underwater organ. The full novel centres on Alexander Otkazov, a failed classical musician who moves to Toronto and becomes drawn into a shady real estate cabal.Emily Donaldson, "38 books to get you through summer". The Globe and Mail, June 4, 2022.