Roger Lemelin, (April 7, 1919 – March 16, 1992) was a Quebec novelist, television writer, and essayist.
Biography Lemelin was born in Quebec City. From 1944 to 1952, he was a Canadian correspondent for the American magazines Time and Life and, from 1972 to 1981, he was the chief executive officer and editor of the newspaper La Presse.
In 1980, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
Honours and awards Prix David (1944) Prize from the Académie française (1944) Guggenheim Fellowship Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada Honorary doctorate from Laurentian University Knight of the Légion d'honneur Canadian corresponding membership in the Académie Goncourt Honorary membership in the Union des écrivains québécois
Works Au pied de la pente douce (The Town Below), 1947 Les Plouffe (The Plouffe Family), 1948 Fantaisies sur les péchés capitaux, 1949 Pierre le magnifique (In Quest of Splendour), 1952 The Bird Fancier (L'Homme aux oiseaux), 1952 Les Voies de l'espérance, 1979 La Culotte en or, 1980 Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe, 1982 Autopsie d'un fumeur, 1988
References "Roger Lemelin" in Canadian Writers, an examination of archival manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, journals, and notebooks at Library and Archives Canada
External links Roger Lemelin's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia Archives of Roger Lemelin (Fonds Roger Lemelin, R11859) are held at Library and Archives Canada