Sylvain Trudel facts for kids
Sylvain Trudel is a talented writer from Montreal, Canada. He was born in 1963. He writes books for both adults and children. He is known for his interesting stories and has published many works.
Meet Sylvain Trudel, the Author
Sylvain Trudel is a French-Canadian author. He started his writing career in 1986. His very first novel was called Le Souffle de l'harmattan. Since then, he has written several more books for adults. He is also a well-known author of children's books. He has published more than a dozen books for young readers!
One of his novels for adults, La Mer de la tranquillité, won a very important award in 2007. It was the Governor General's Prize, which is one of Canada's biggest literary awards.
What Books Has He Written?
Here are some of the books Sylvain Trudel has written:
- La Mer de la tranquillité
- Du mercure sous la langue
- Le Souffle de l'harmattan
- Terre du roi Christian
- Zara ou la Mer noire
- Les Prophètes
Awards for His Writing
Sylvain Trudel has won many awards for his amazing books. These awards recognize his talent and the quality of his stories.
- 1987 - Prix Molson du roman for Le Souffle de l'harmattan
- 1988 - Prix Canada-Suisse for Le Souffle de l'harmattan
- 1994 - Prix Edgar-Lespérance for Les Prophètes
- 2002 - Prix littéraire intercollégial for Du mercure sous la langue
- 2002 - Prix des libraires du Québec for Du mercure sous la langue
- 2002 - Prix Christie for Pourquoi le monde est comme il est?
- 2004 - Prix Saint Exupéry, a French award, for all his writing
- 2007 - Prix du Gouverneur général du Canada for La mer de la tranquillité
