Le Combat des livres
Running time30 min.
Country of originCanada
Language(s)French
Home stationIci Radio-Canada Première
Hosted byMarie-France Bazzo
Christiane Charette
Marie-Louise Arsenault
Original release2004 
present
No. of series16

Le Combat des livres is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Ici Radio-Canada Première in Canada. A French edition of the Canada Reads competition, the program was launched in 2004. It aired annually from 2004 to 2014,[1] and was then discontinued until being revived in 2018.[2]

Both the English and French programs sometimes, but not always, include one personality more commonly associated with the other language community, who champions a translated work.[3] One advocate, Maureen McTeer, appeared on both programs in the same year, championing the same novel in both its original English and translated French editions. Several other novels have also been chosen for both programs, although their English and French versions were not chosen by the same advocate or in the same year; one novel to date, Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes (French title Aminata) has won both competitions.

In 2021, for the first time in the history of the series the network produced two separate editions, one devoted to adult literature and one devoted to youth literature. The adult literature debates remain between celebrity personalities, while the youth literature debates take place between francophone teenagers selected through a school competition, with the winner of the debates settled by a judges' panel instead of through voting by the participants.

2004

Radio-Canada, the French-language service of CBC, aired a French version of Canada Reads, entitled Le combat des livres ("Battle of the Books"), from March 29 to April 2, 2004. It was moderated by Marie-France Bazzo.

Author Title Advocate
Gil CourtemancheUn dimanche à la piscine à KigaliLaure Waridel
Margaret AtwoodLa servante écarlateJulius Grey
Jacques GodboutUne histoire américaineGérald Larose
Yann MartelL'histoire de PiLouise Forestier
Gaétan SoucyLa petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettesMicheline Lanctôt

2005

The 2005 edition of Le Combat des livres aired from March 14 to March 18, 2005. It was moderated by Marie-France Bazzo.

Author Title Advocate
Réjean DucharmeL'Avalée des avalésSophie Cadieux
Nancy HustonDolce agoniaRéjean Thomas
Jean-Jacques PelletierLa Chair disparueAlain Lefèvre
Elizabeth SmartÀ la hauteur de Grand Central Station, je me suis assise et j'ai pleuréDennis Trudeau
Michel TremblayThérèse et Pierrette à l'école des Saints-AngesMonique Simard

2006

The 2006 edition of Le Combat des livres aired from January 30 to February 3. It was moderated by Marie-France Bazzo.

Author Title Advocate
Francine NoëlLa Femme de ma vieFrançoise Guénette
Hubert AquinProchain épisodePierre Lebeau
Jean BarbeComment devenir un monstreLucie Laurier
Stéphane DompierreUn petit pas pour l'hommeLouis-José Houde
Frances ItaniUne coquille de silenceMaureen McTeer

2007

The 2007 edition of Le Combat des livres aired from February 26 to March 2 and was moderated by Christiane Charette.

Author Title Advocate
Denis ThériaultL'IguaneDominique Lévesque
Marie LabergeLe poids des ombresPauline Marois
Mathyas LefebureD'où viens-tu berger?Robert Frosi
Yann MartelSelfSheila Copps
Christian MistralVampBiz

2008

The 2008 edition of Le Combat des livres aired from February 25 to February 29 and was once again chaired by Christiane Charette.

Author Title Advocate
Éric DupontLa LogeuseNicolas Langelier
Marie-Claire BlaisUne saison dans la vie d'EmmanuelSerge Denoncourt
Jacques GodboutLa concierge du PanthéonBernard Landry
Mordecai RichlerLe Monde de BarneyAnne Lagacé Dowson
Gabrielle RoyLa Détresse et l'enchantementSophie Faucher

2009

The 2009 edition of Le Combat des livres aired from March 23 to 27, and was once again chaired by Christiane Charette.

Author Title Advocate
Rawi HageParfum de poussièreBrendan Kelly
Gérard BouchardMistoukRaymond Gravel
Jean-François BeaucheminLa fabrication de l'aubeEmmanuel Bilodeau
D. Y. BéchardVandal LoveEsther Bégin
Marie-Sissi LabrècheBorderlineJanette Bertrand

2010

The 2010 edition of Le Combat des livres aired from March 22 to 26. Christiane Charette moderated.

Author Title Advocate
Dany LaferrièreL'énigme du retourFrançoise David
Jean BarbeComment devenir un angeMarie-Soleil Michon
Patrice DesbiensL'Homme invisibleThomas Hellman
Germaine GuèvremontLe survenantChristian Dufour
Nancy HustonCantique des plainesChristopher Hall

2011

The 2011 edition of Le Combat des livres aired from March 14 to 18. Christiane Charette moderated.

Author Title Advocate
Perrine LeblancL'homme blancGeneviève Guérard
David GilmourL'École des filmsAnne-France Goldwater
Dany LaferrièreComment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguerPatrick Lagacé
Émile OllivierMère-SolitudeJiCi Lauzon
Danielle TrussartLe train pour SamarcandeDjemila Benhabib

2012

Beginning in 2012, the production and broadcast of Le Combat des livres was transferred from Charette's program to the network's new literature show Plus on est de fous, plus on lit!, hosted by Marie-Louise Arsenault.[4]

Author Title Advocate
Marie-Renée LavoieLa petite et le vieuxYves Lamontagne
Margaret AtwoodLa voleuse d'hommesTasha Kheiriddin
Guy DelisleChroniques de JérusalemGildor Roy
Abla FarhoudLe sourire de la petite juiveNabila Ben Youssef

2013

The 2013 edition of Le Combat des livres aired from March 18 to 22. Marie-Louise Arsenault moderated. It was an all star season featuring previous winners.[5]

Author Title Advocate
Lawrence HillAminataThomas Hellman
Jocelyne SaucierIl pleuvait des oiseauxGeneviève Guérard
Heather O'NeillLa Ballade de BabyBrendan Kelly
Samuel ArchibaldArvidaBernard Landry
Éric DupontLa fiancée américaineDominique Levesque

2014

The 2014 edition of Le Combat des livres aired from March 31 to April 3. Marie-Louise Arsenault moderated.

Author Title Advocate
Marie-Claire BlaisLa Belle BêtePaul Cargnello
François GravelAdieu, Betty CrockerPauline Martin
Rohinton MistryL'Équilibre du mondeAzeb Wolde-Giorghis
Kim ThúyRuJean-François Chicoine

2018

The 2018 edition of Le Combat des livres, the first time the show has aired since 2014, ran from May 7 to 11, 2018.[2] Marie-Louise Arsenault moderated. The books were selected to represent the regions of Canada, with one book representing each of Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Western Canada and the Indigenous peoples of Canada.[2]

Author Title Advocate
Katherena VermetteLigne briséeNaomi Fontaine
Margaret AtwoodC'est le coeur qui lâche en dernierRussell Smith
Stéfanie ClermontLe jeu de la musiquePhilippe-Audrey Larrue-St-Jacques
Nancy HustonLe club des miracles relatifsIbrahima Diallo
Sara TilleyÉcorchéeAntonine Maillet

2019

The 2019 edition of Le Combat des livres aired from May 6 to 10, 2019, with Marie-Louise Arsenault moderating. The books were selected on the same theme of regional representation as the 2018 edition, with one book selected to represent each of Canada's four major geographic regions and one book selected to represent indigenous literature.

Author Title Advocate
Blaise NdalaSans capote ni kalachnikovMarie-Maude Denis
France DaiglePour sûrÉdith Butler
Naomi FontaineManikanetishStanley Vollant
Karoline GeorgesDe synthèseManal Drissi
Miriam ToewsPauvres petits chagrinsDeni Ellis Béchard

2020

Author Title Advocate
Nadine BismuthUn lien familialFrance D'Amour
Marguerite AndersenLa mauvaise mèreDominique Demers
Gérald LeblancMoncton mantraJulie Aubé
J. R. LéveilléLe soleil du lac qui se coucheAlpha Toshineza
Richard WagameseCheval IndienRomeo Saganash

2021

In 2021, Ici Radio-Canada Première planned two separate editions of Le Combat des livres, one devoted to young adult literature, with the five selected books advocated by francophone teenagers, and another for adult literature. The teen competition was staged in March 2021, while the adult competition took place May 3 to 7.[6]

Writer Simon Boulerice and actress Catherine Trudeau also participated in the youth debates as assistant moderators.[7]

Combat des livres jeunesse

Author Title Advocate
Patrick Isabelle CamilleAmélie
Sarah-Maude BeauchesneCœur de slushAnaïs
Dominique DemersL'albatros et la mésangeDaphnée
Michel NoëlHush! Hush!Pierre
Andrée PoulinJ'avais tout prévu sauf les bélugasÉlie

Combat national des livres

The adult literature competition was staged from May 3 to 7, 2021.[8]

Author Title Advocate
Michel JeanKukumMichèle Audette
Jean BabineauInfiniBrian Gallant
Simone ChaputQue serions-nous sans le secours de ce qui n’existe pas?Corey Loranger
Caroline DawsonLà où je me terreMichel Marc Bouchard
Melchior MbonimpaLe totem des BarandaTanya Lapointe

2022

Combat des livres jeunesse

Author Title Advocate
Edith KabuyaVictoire-DivineLéonie
Elizabeth Baril-Lessard Ma vie de gâteau secMaya
Samuel ChampagneAdamWilliam
Amélie PannetonComme une chaleur de feu de campMila
Marc-André PilonInfectésLéon

Combat national des livres

The adult literature competition was staged from May 2 to 6, 2022.[9]

Author Title Advocate
Vanessa LégerL’averti : La naissance d’une dynastieSerge Brideau
Dawn DumontLa course de RoseIsabelle Picard
Paul Serge ForestTout est oriCharlotte Aubin
Daniel PoliquinLe vol de l'angeBlaise Ndala
Ying ChenRayonnementsJean Grand-Maître

2023

Combat des livres jeunesse

Author Title Advocate
Andrée PoulinLa plus grosse poutine du mondeNico
Laurence Beaudoin-MasseRentrer son ventre et sourireEvie
Pierre-Alexandre BoninChasseurs de légendes tome 1 : la colère de la Dame blancheElla
Luc GélinasC'est la faute à OvechkinAlexis
Magali LaurentL’ogre et l’enfantAdam

Combat national des livres

The adult literature competition was staged from May 15 to 18, 2023.[10]

Author Title Advocate
Sébastien BérubéRivières-aux-CartouchesGabriel Robichaud
Roxanne BouchardNous étions le sel de la merGilles Renaud
Jean-Pierre DubéLe RadeauPatricia Bitu Tshikudi
Chloé LaDuchesseL'Incendiare de SudburyBrigitte Noël
Drew Hayden Taylor (tr. Eva Lavergne)Le baiser de Nanabush (Motorcycles & Sweetgrass)Xavier Watson

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