Yvon Rivard (born August 20, 1945 at Sainte-Thècle, Quebec) is a Canadian writer from Quebec. He is a two-time Governor General's Award winner, receiving the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction in 1986 for Les silences du corbeau,"Yvon Rivard honored for French-language fiction; Munro wins top literary prize". The Globe and Mail, May 28, 1987. and the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction in 2013 for Aimer, enseigner."Stephanie Pelletier remporte un Prix litteraire du Gouverneur general". Canadian Press, November 13, 2013.
He was a longtime professor of creative writing at McGill University until his retirement in 2008."Le testament d'Yvon Rivard". Le Devoir, February 9, 2013.
He won the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal in 1996 for his novel Le Milieu du jour."Blais, Vanderhaeghe share fiction award". Montreal Gazette, November 13, 1996. As a screenwriter, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992 for Phantom Life (La Vie fantôme), cowritten with Jacques Leduc."French-Canadian films steal Genie show Cronenberg's Naked Lunch leads the pack with 11 nominations". The Globe and Mail, October 14, 1992.
In 2025, he was the recipient of the Prix Athanase-David for his body of work."Prix du Québec 2025 : Céline Galipeau et France Castel parmi les lauréats". Ici Radio-Canada, November 10, 2025.
Works Pierre Vadeboncœur, un homme libre (1974) Mort et naissance de Christophe Ulric (1976) Frayère (1976) L'Imaginaire et le quotidien (1978) Les Silences du corbeau (1986, ) Le Bout cassé de tous les chemins (1993, ) Le Milieu du jour (1995, ) L'Ombre et le Double (1996, ) Le Siècle de Jeanne (2005, ) Personne n'est une île, (2006, ) Une idée simple (2010, ) Aimer, enseigner (2012, )
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