David Clerson
Canadian novelist from Quebec
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David Clerson (born 1978 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist from Quebec, who won the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault in 2014 for his debut novel Frères.[1] Brothers, the novel's English translation by Katia Grubisic, was published in November 2016 and was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 2017 Governor General's Awards.[2]
His second novel, En rampant, was published in 2016.[3]
His third book, Dormir sans tête was published in 2019[4] and was a shortlisted finalist for the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal.[5] This short story collection was translated by Katia Grubisic under the title To See Out The Night.[6]
In 2023, he published the novel Mon fils ne revint que sept jours.[7] The novel was adapted by director Yan Giroux for the 2025 film My Son Came Back to Disappear.[8]
In 2024, he published the novel Les années désertées.[9]
