Gérard Bessette received the Prix David award in 1980, Québec’s most prestigious literary award. He was also the pioneer in psychoanalytic literary criticism in Canada.
| Names | Gérard Bessette (Main) BE [n76.4] |
|---|---|
| Related Pages | Gérard Bessette on LGLC
Gérard Bessette on VIAF |
| Birth Date | 1920/02/25 |
| Birth Place | https://lglc.ca/place/Ste Anne de Sebrevois,QUE/ |
| Death Date | 2005/02/21 |
| Death Place | https://lglc.ca/place/KIN/ |
| Identities |
Canadian
BG [Jacques Allard, “Gérard Bessette,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 21 October 2012, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bessette-gerard] |
| Occupations |
Novelist
1958 - 1985 Jacques Allard, “Gérard Bessette,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 21 October 2012, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bessette-gerard Critic1968 - 1979 Jacques Allard, “Gérard Bessette,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 21 October 2012, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bessette-gerard Professor HigherEducation1946 - 1979 Jacques Allard, “Gérard Bessette,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 21 October 2012, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bessette-gerard |
| Associated Places |
University of Saskatchewan (Employee)
1946 - 1949 Jacques Allard, “Gérard Bessette,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 21 October 2012, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bessette-gerard Queen's University (Employee) - 1979Jacques Allard, “Gérard Bessette,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 21 October 2012, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bessette-gerard |