Jacques Edmond Brossard
Jacques Edmond Brossard | |
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 Picture of Jacques Edmond Brossard | |
| Canadian Chargé d'affaires a.i. to Haiti | |
| In office June 1, 1960 – May 1, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Allan Cunningham Anderson (Ambassador) |
| Succeeded by | Peter Rowley Jennings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 24, 1933 |
| Died | August 5, 2010 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal (B.A.) Université de Montréal (L ès L) University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Civil servant, author |
Jacques Edmond Brossard (April 24, 1933–August 5, 2010[1]) was a Canadian diplomat and author. He was Chargé d'affaires a.i. to Haiti.
Early life[edit]
Brossard was born in Montreal. He graduated from the Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, the Université de Montréal, and the University of Oxford.[2]
Career[edit]
Diplomatic career[edit]
After his graduation from Oxford, Brossard joined the Canadian foreign service in 1957. He was assigned to the Colombo Plan and then to NATO. Brossard was posted as Canada's vice consul to Colombia and consul to Haiti. He also served as chargé d'affaires in both countries, eventually becoming executive assistant to the foreign minister.[2]
Post-diplomatic career[edit]
In 1964, Brossard left the diplomatic corps to research constitutional issues at the Université de Montréal. Five years later, the Quebec government appointed him as an advisor on these matters.[2] His writings as a civil servant helped fuel the rise of the sovereigntist movement.[3]
Brossard also became a prominent author of short stories and novels. Science fiction was his genre of choice. In 1990, the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association awarded him with the Aurora Award for his novel Lés années d'apprentissage.[2] Jean-Louis Trudel labelled the work one of the top ten works of French Canadian science fiction. Brossard later expanded on this novel into a five-volume set known as L'oiseau de feu.[4] Other awards won by Brossard include the Prix Boréal and the Prix Duvernay.[2]
Legacy[edit]
The Grand Prix de la Science-fiction et du fantastique québécois was renamed the Prix Jacques Brossard in his honor. Brossard had won the award for his novel Lés années d'apprentissage.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Ransom, Amy J. (2010). "Le temps et l'utopie dans l'œuvre de Jacques Brossard" [Time and Utopia in the Work of Jacques Brossard]. Temporalités (in French). 12 (12). doi:10.4000/temporalites.1394.
- ^ a b c d e Boivin, AurÉlien (December 16, 2013). "Jacques Brossard". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Ransom 2008, p. 230.
- ^ a b Ransom 2008, p. 229.
- Ransom, Amy J. (2008). "Critical Reception and Postmodern Violation of Generic Conventions in Jacques Brossard's "Monument aux marges": L'Oiseau de feu" (PDF). Studies in Canadian Literature. 33 (1): 229–256.
External links[edit]
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts Archived 2013-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Jacques Edmond Brossard's profile at The Canadian Encyclopedia
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- 1933 births
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- 20th-century Canadian male writers
- 20th-century Canadian novelists
- 20th-century Canadian short story writers
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Ambassadors of Canada to Haiti
- Canadian male novelists
- Canadian male short story writers
- Canadian novelists in French
- Canadian science fiction writers
- Canadian short story writers in French
- Université de Montréal alumni
- Writers from Montreal