Émile Martel

OC
Born(1941-08-10)August 10, 1941
Amos, Quebec, Canada
DiedNovember 22, 2023(2023-11-22) (aged 82)
OccupationPoet, short story writer
Period1960s–1990s
Notable worksPour orchestre et poète seul
RelativesYann Martel (son)
Réginald Martel (brother)

Émile Martel OC (August 10, 1941 – November 22, 2023) was a Canadian diplomat and writer who won the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry in 1995 for his poetry collection Pour orchestre et poète seul.[1]

Life and career

Martel was born in Amos, Quebec on August 10, 1941.[1] Educated at the University of Ottawa, Université Laval and the University of Salamanca,[2] he taught French and Spanish literature in Canada and the United States before joining Canada's Department of External Affairs as a diplomat.[2] He published both poetry and short stories.

Martel died on November 22, 2023, at the age of 82.[3][4] He was the father of Canadian novelist Yann Martel[5] and the brother of Réginald Martel.

Works

  • Les enfances brisées (1969)
  • L'ombre du silence (1974)
  • Les gants jetés (1977)
  • Dictionnaire de cristal
  • Pour orchestre et poète seul (1995)
    • English translation by D. G. Jones, For Orchestra and Solo Poet (1996)
  • Translation of Life of Pi into French: Histoire de Pi (2003), with Nicole Perron

References

  1. 1 2 New, W. H., ed. (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press. p. 717. ISBN 0802007619.
  2. 1 2 Sauvé, Mathieu-Robert (October 13, 1998). "Émile Martel: ambassadeur en résidence" [Émile Martel: Ambassador-in-residence] (in French). Université de Montréal. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ Morin-Martel, Florence (November 23, 2023). "L'Académie des lettres du Québec pleure la disparition d'Émile Martel" [The Académie des Lettres du Québec mourns Émile Martel]. Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ Millette, Lise (November 25, 2023). "L'écrivain Émile Martel, né à Amos, n'est plus" [Amos-born writer Émile Martel has died]. Radio-Canada (in French). Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ Barber, John (April 10, 2010). "Yann Martel: Lost and found". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.


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