Jacques Ferron

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Jacques Ferron


Born
in Louiseville, Canada
January 20, 1921

Died
April 21, 1985

Genre


Canadian physician and author.

In 1943 he enrolled as a medic in the Canadian Army. When relieved of duty in 1946, he settled in Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec.

In 1949 he moved into the poor working class area Longueuil-annexe.

In 1963 he founded the Parti Rhinocéros, which he described as "an intellectual guerrilla party". He also began to write for the magazine Parti pris. In 1969, he became a member of the Parti Québécois.

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Average rating: 3.42 · 417 ratings · 38 reviews · 56 distinct worksSimilar authors
L'amélanchier

3.44 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 1970 — 10 editions
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Contes: Édition intégrale (...

3.39 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1968 — 5 editions
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Les confitures de coings

3.14 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1990
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Le Saint-Élias

3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings3 editions
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Les Roses Sauvages

3.05 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions
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Le ciel de Québec

4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions
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La Chaise du maréchal ferrant

3.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1972 — 2 editions
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La conférence inachevée: Le...

3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions
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Papa boss: suivi de la créance

3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1966 — 2 editions
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“Il n'y a pas deux sociétés, la bonne qui est riche et la mauvaise qui est pauvre. Il n'y a qu'une société.”
Jacques Ferron