Léo-Paul Desrosiers

Léo-Paul Desrosiers (April 11, 1896 – April 20, 1967) was a Quebec writer and journalist well known for his historical novels. He was influenced by the nationalism of Henri Bourassa and Lionel-Adolphe Groulx.

He published his first novel in 1922 called Âmes et Paysages. His best-known work, Les Engagés du Grand Portage published in 1938, was set in the fur trade-years in the early 19th century. As a journalist he mainly wrote for Le Devoir.

He won the Ludger-Duvernay Prize in 1951 and the Lorne Pierce Medal in 1963.

• Ames Et Paysages, (1922)
• Nord-Sud, (1931)
• Le Livre Des Mystères, (1936)
• L'Accalmie, Lord Durham Au Canada, (1937)
• Les Engagés Du Grand Portage, (1938); The Making Of Nicolas Montour [translated by Christina vol an Ooordt], (1978)
• Commencements, (1939)
• Les Opiniâtres, (1941)
• Sources, (1942)
• Iroquoisie, (1947)
• L'Ampoule D'Or, (1951)
• Les Dialogues De Marthe Et De Marie, (1957)
• Vous Qui Passez, (1958)
• Les Angoisses Et Les Tourments, (1959)
• Rafales Sur Les Cimes, (1960)
• Dans Le Nid D'Aiglons, La Colombe Vie De Jeanne Le Ber..., (1963)
• Paul De Chomedey, Sieur De Maisonneuve, (1967)

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