Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 9, 1947
Age
78
Place of Birth
Québec City, Québec, Canada
Popularity
0.6
Pierre Turgeon
Writing
Biography
Pierre Turgeon (born 9 October 1947) is a Canadian novelist and essayist from Quebec. He was a journalist and literary critic at Perspectives and Radio-Canada. He is also a co-founder of l'Illettré with Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, Jean-Marie Poupart, Jean-Claude Germain and Michel Beaulieu. He is the author 22 books and of many screenplays, including a dramatization of the October Crisis. Turgeon's family has deep roots within Quebec's history; his ancestors were among the first to settle in New France in 1662. He was born in Quebec City, Quebec and completed his studies in literature at the Collè…
