Éric Chacour
Éric Chacour is a Canadian writer from Quebec, whose debut novel Ce que je sais de toi was published in 2023.[1]
Born in Montreal to immigrant parents from Egypt, he spent his childhood in both Quebec and France, and studied economics at university.[2] He began writing Ce que je sais de toi about ten years before it was finally published in 2023.[3]
Ce que je sais de toi won the Prix Femina des lycéens in 2023[4] and the Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie in 2024,[5] and was shortlisted for the Prix littéraire des collégiens in 2024.[6]
What I Know About You, an English translation by Pablo Strauss of Ce que je sais de toi, is slated for publication in 2024 by Coach House Books.
References[edit]
- ^ Marie-France Bornais, "«Ce que je sais de toi:» d'Éric Chacour: quitter Le Caire pour refaire sa vie à Montréal". Le Journal de Québec, February 26, 2023.
- ^ Samuel Larochelle, "Éric Chacour, la révélation littéraire de 2023". Fugues, January 27, 2023.
- ^ Manon Dumais, "«Ce que je sais de toi»: Défier le «mektoub»". Le Devoir, January 28, 2023.
- ^ Laila Maalouf, "Éric Chacour remporte le Femina des lycéens". La Presse, November 28, 2023.
- ^ Josée Lapointe, "Éric Chacour remporte le Prix des cinq continents". La Presse, March 26, 2024.
- ^ Laila Maalouf, "Le Prix littéraire des collégiens dévoile ses finalistes". La Presse, November 16, 2023.
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