Stéphane Larue (born 1983 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist from Quebec."Stéphane Larue, barman au nom de l’adrénaline et de l’amitié". Le Devoir, August 12, 2017. His debut novel, Le Plongeur, was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2017 Governor General's Awards."Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards". Montreal Gazette, October 4, 2017.
The novel also won the Prix des libraires du Québec"Stéphane Larue remporte le Prix des libraires du Québec 2017 pour son premier roman, Le plongeur". Ici Radio-Canada, May 8, 2017. and the Prix Senghor."Stéphane Larue reçoit le Prix Senghor 2017 pour Le plongeur". ActuaLitté, October 5, 2017.
The Dishwasher, a translation of Le Plongeur by Pablo Strauss, was published on August 6, 2019 by Biblioasis."Books: 'The dishwasher sees everything' and so do Stéphane Larue's readers". Montreal Gazette, August 15, 2019. The translated edition won the Amazon.ca First Novel Award in 2020."Stéphane Larue wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award for The Dishwasher". CBC Books, June 25, 2020.
The Dishwasher, a film adaptation by Francis Leclerc, premiered in 2023.Marc-André Lussier, "Non seulement un vrai, mais un excellent film de cinéma !". La Presse, February 24, 2023.
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