Pierre Samson

Pierre Samson (born 1958) is a Canadian writer. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and settled in Toronto, Ontario in 1995 where he wrote his first novel Messie de Belém. He returned to Montreal and published a second novel entitled Un garçon de compagnie (A boy of Company). All his novels have been published by Editions Les Herbes Rouges.

With Richard Blaimert, he is the screenwriter of the Radio-Canada television show Cover Girl (2005). He is a regular contributor to Montreal newspaper Le Devoir.

Works

Messie de Belém, 1995, novel
Un garçon de compagnie, Les Herbes rouges, 1997, novel
Il était une fois une ville, Les Herbes rouges, 1999 novel
Alibi, Leméac, 2001, essay
Catastrophes, Les Herbes rouges, 2007, novel
Arabaseques, Les Herbes rouges, 2010, novel
Lettres crues : Théâtre épistolaire de la littérature à l'époque des médias sociaux, L'Ouvroir, 2012, letters
La maison des pluies, Les Herbes rouges, 2012, novel
L'œil de cuivre, Les Herbes rouges, 2014, novel

Honours

1998 – Governor General's Awards, finalist for Un garçon de compagnie
2000 – Governor General's Awards, finalist for Il était une fois une ville
2001 – The academy's prize for Il était une fois une ville
2008 – Prix littéraire des collégiens (College Literary Award) for Catastrophes{{cite news | url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/livres/375448/pierre-samson-pour-la-suite-du-monde | title=Littérature québécoise – Pierre Samson : pour la suite du monde | date=13 April 2013 | first=Christian | last=Desmeules | language=fr | newspaper=Le Devoir | accessdate=6 January 2018 }}
2013 – Grand Prix du livre de Montréal (Montreal Grand Prize for books) for La maison des pluies{{cite news | url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/livres/393088/pierre-samson-laureat-du-grand-prix-du-livre | title=Pierre Samson, lauréat du Grand Prix du livre | date=19 November 2013 | newspaper=Le Devoir | language=fr | accessdate=6 January 2018 }}