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The Alley Cat ([French]: Le Matou) is the English translation of a novel by Québécois author Yves Beauchemin. Originally published in 1981, the novel was adapted by Jean Beaudin into a film and mini-series Le Matou in 1985. Also in 1986 the book was translated into English in 1986 by Sheila Fischman for McClelland & Stewart (now a part of Penguin Random House). The book was printed in the United States Henry Holt. A New Canadian Library version was later published in 1994 with an afterward by Kenneth Ratu. This edition had a reissue in 2008.

Awards and Prizes

 * 1981 : Grand Prix littéraire de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal ,
 * 1982 : Prix des jeunes romanciers du Journal de Montréal
 * 1982 : Prix du roman de l’été, à Cannes
 * 1985 : Prix du public au Salon du livre de Montréal
 * 1992 : Grand prix littéraire des lycéens d’Île-de-france