# Daniel Grenier

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{{short description|Canadian writer from Quebec (born 1980)}}
{{Infobox writer
| name         = Daniel Grenier
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| birth_place  = [Brossard](/source/Brossard), [Quebec](/source/Quebec)
| birth_date   = 1980
| occupation   = novelist, translator
| period       = 2010s-present
| nationality  = [Canadian](/source/Canadians)
| notableworks = ''L’année la plus longue''
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'''Daniel Grenier''' (born 1980) is a Canadian writer from [Quebec](/source/Quebec),<ref name=conquete>[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/livres/449766/roman-quebecois-daniel-grenier-la-conquete-de-l-amerique "Daniel Grenier: la conquête de l’Amérique"]. [Le Devoir](/source/Le_Devoir), September 12, 2015.</ref> who was a shortlisted nominee for the [Governor General's Award for French-language fiction](/source/Governor_General's_Award_for_French-language_fiction) at the [2016 Governor General's Awards](/source/2016_Governor_General's_Awards) for his debut novel, ''L’année la plus longue''.<ref>[http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/10/05/prix-litteraires-du-gouverneur-general-les-finalistes-sont-connus "Prix littéraires du gouverneur général: les finalistes sont connus"]. ''[Le Journal de Montréal](/source/Le_Journal_de_Montr%C3%A9al)'', October 5, 2016.</ref>

A graduate of the [Université du Québec à Montréal](/source/Universit%C3%A9_du_Qu%C3%A9bec_%C3%A0_Montr%C3%A9al),<ref>[http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/livres/entrevues/201509/01/01-4897038-daniel-grenier-le-temps-des-montagnes.php "Daniel Grenier: le temps des montagnes"]. ''[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))'', September 1, 2015.</ref> he published the short story collection ''Malgré tout on rit à Saint-Henri'' in 2012.<ref name=conquete/> In 2014, he published ''Douce détresse'', a French translation of [Anna Leventhal](/source/Anna_Leventhal)'s short story collection ''Sweet Affliction''.<ref name=conquete/>

His non-fiction book ''La solitude de l'écrivain de fond'' was shortlisted for the [Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction](/source/Governor_General's_Award_for_French-language_non-fiction) at the [2017 Governor General's Awards](/source/2017_Governor_General's_Awards). He is also a four-time nominee for the [Governor General's Award for English to French translation](/source/Governor_General's_Award_for_English_to_French_translation), receiving nods at the [2018 Governor General's Awards](/source/2018_Governor_General's_Awards) for his translation of [Andrew Forbes](/source/Andrew_Forbes_(writer))'s ''The Utility of Boredom: Baseball Essays'', at the [2020 Governor General's Awards](/source/2020_Governor_General's_Awards) for his translation of [Dawn Dumont](/source/Dawn_Dumont)'s ''Nobody Cries at Bingo'',<ref>[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1790920/traduction-prix-litteraires-gouverneur-general-2021 "Trois traductrices de l’Atlantique en lice pour un prix du gouverneur général"]. [Ici Radio-Canada](/source/Ici_Radio-Canada), May 6, 2021.</ref> at the [2021 Governor General's Awards](/source/2021_Governor_General's_Awards) for his translation of Dumont's ''Rose's Run'',<ref>Martin Nolibé, [https://journalmetro.com/culture/arts-et-spectacles/2710619/prix-litteraires-du-gouverneur-general-2021-une-nomination-posthume-pour-serge-bouchard/ "Prix du Gouverneur général: une nomination posthume pour Serge Bouchard"]. ''[Métro](/source/M%C3%A9tro_(Montreal_newspaper))'', October 14, 2021.</ref> and at the [2024 Governor General's Awards](/source/2024_Governor_General's_Awards) for his translation of [Harold R. Johnson](/source/Harold_R._Johnson)'s ''Charlie Muskrat''.<ref>Laila Maalouf, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/litterature/2024-10-08/prix-litteraires-du-gouverneur-general/emmanuelle-pierrot-et-lea-clermont-dion-parmi-les-finalistes.php "Emmanuelle Pierrot et Léa Clermont-Dion parmi les finalistes"]. ''[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))'', October 8, 2024.</ref>

Originally from [Brossard](/source/Brossard), he currently resides in [Quebec City](/source/Quebec_City).<ref name=conquete/>

==Works==
* ''Malgré tout on rit à Saint-Henri'' (2012)
* ''L’année la plus longue'' (2015)
* ''La solitude de l'écrivain de fond. Notes sur [Wright Morris](/source/Wright_Morris).'' Le Quartanier, 2017 (Shortlisted [2017 Governor General's Awards](/source/2017_Governor_General's_Awards), non-fiction)
* ''On pleure pas au bingo'' (2019) Translator. Éditions Hannenorak. (Shortlisted [2020 Governor General's Awards](/source/2020_Governor_General's_Awards), English to French translation)

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Category:21st-century Canadian novelists
Category:21st-century Canadian short story writers
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Category:Canadian male short story writers
Category:Canadian historical novelists
Category:French-language Canadian novelists
Category:French-language Canadian short story writers
Category:Writers from Quebec City
Category:People from Brossard
Category:Université du Québec à Montréal alumni
Category:21st-century Canadian male writers
Category:Canadian male non-fiction writers
Category:21st-century Canadian translators
Category:Novelists from Quebec

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