Mathieu Rolland

{{Short description|Canadian writer (born 1989)}}

Mathieu Rolland (born 1989) is a Canadian writer from Montreal, Quebec,Sarah-Émilie Nault, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/10/10/un-roman-au-troisieme-essai "Un roman au troisième essai"]. Le Journal de Montréal, October 10, 2020. whose debut novel Souvenir de Night was published in 2020.Sylvain Sarrazin, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/litterature/2020-09-13/souvenir-de-night-de-mathieu-rolland-figures-vaporeuses.php "Souvenir de Night, de Mathieu Rolland : figures vaporeuses"]. La Presse, September 13, 2020.

Prior to launching his career as a writer, Rolland studied translation at Concordia University, and directed several short films before launching a career in advertising.

His second novel, De grandes personnes, was published in 2023.Anne-Frédérique Hébert-Dolbec, [https://www.ledevoir.com/lire/796406/roman-de-grandes-personnes-les-trois-solitudes? "«De grandes personnes»: les trois solitudes"]. Le Devoir, August 19, 2023. The book received a Governor General's Award nomination for French-language fiction at the 2024 Governor General's Awards.Laila Maalouf, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/litterature/2024-10-08/prix-litteraires-du-gouverneur-general/emmanuelle-pierrot-et-lea-clermont-dion-parmi-les-finalistes.php "Emmanuelle Pierrot et Léa Clermont-Dion parmi les finalistes"]. La Presse, October 8, 2024.