Victor-Levy Beaulieu

Biography

Born with Saint-Paul-of-the-Cross, in the area of the Low-St-Laurent (Quebec), Victor-Levy Beaulieu begins his primary studies with Three-Spray for then continuing them with Montreal-North.

He takes his first steps of public writer to the weekly magazine montréalais Perspectives where he occupies the post of chronicler during one decade (1966-1976). In 1967, he becomes journalist with the measuring rod with the newspaper the Press, the Small Newspaper, the Digest Flash, and with Maintaining in 1970. He gains the price Larousse-Hatchet 1967 thanks to a test of eighteen pages devoted to Victor Hugo.

In 1968, it spends one year to Paris, and becomes, with its return, script writer at radio CKLM with Montreal while taking again its task of chronicler. Always in 1968, it publishes its first novel Mémoires of in addition to-barrel . This first novel will be the first of a long continuation: Race of world (1969) -- harmed of Malcomm Hudd (1969)-- Jos Knowing (1970) -- the Large Fathers (1971)-- a Québécois dream (1972) -- Oh Miami Miami Miami (1973)-- Don Quichotte of unhafts (1974), to name only those published in the first part of the years '70.

Professor of literature to the National school of theater of 1972 to 1978, he is also author of many texts diffused with the radio of Radio-Canada inter alia for the emission “Documents”, “Small theater”, “Novel”, “Foliation”. He is the guest many radio programs such as “books and men”, “Notebooks Arts and Letters”, “Book-club”, “the literature in summer”, “the workshop”, “Language of my country, the novelists of our language” and for emissions on television of Radio-Canada such as “Women of today” and “French of today”.

Moreover, Victor-Levy Beaulieu contributed to the rise of works intended for the cinema but especially on television. He wrote the scenario of the film the great voyage (1975), carried out by Marcel Carrière like that of the telefilm Hamlet in Quebec . The television serials written by Victor-Levy Beaulieu know much success to the Quebec. He is the author of Race of world , television serial carried out by Maurice Falardeau and Jean-Yves Laforce in 1979-1983 as well as television serial the Heritage (1987-1990). In 1993 the television serial Montreal P.Q begins which finishes in 1996 after 86 episodes (60 minutes).

Finally, Victor-Levy Beaulieu was (and is still) a daring and innovative editor. With the Editions of the Day, where he is literary director of 1969 to 1973, he creates Québécois the Répertoire collection which he will direct towards the publication of old texts of the Québécois literary inheritance. He founds the Editions of the Dawn in 1973, the Editions VLB in 1976 of which he will yield the rights in 1985 and, in 1995, the Editions Three-Spray that he always directs.

Work

" The work of Victor-Levy Beaulieu is colossal, disproportionate; it is essential from the start by its enormous mass, increasing each year of new titles, belonging themselves to various registers of writings: dramatic novels, texts, critical and polemical tests, let us téléfeuilletons, testimonys, chronicles and even, very recently, poetries. On the purely quantitative level, it dominates the whole of the contemporary Québécois production, all confused kinds. It proceeds of an ambition undoubtedly single in the literary history of this country, of a globalisant project of writing which one does not know a équivalent" .

" He testifies to the engagement of the generation of the Nouvelle Writing while putting in scene the difficulties unhafts it of a country (Quebec), of a literature, of a oeuvre".

In 2007, one indexes good about thirty novels, a score of tests and a dozen plays; as well as adaptations for television like Race of world and the Heritage , and of the television serials like Montreal P.Q and Bouscotte .

Victor-Levy Beaulieu is particularly recognized for the considerable number (and the originality) of tests related to large literary characters of the Occidental culture such: to greet Victor Hugo , 1971-- Jack Kerouac , 1972-- Mister Melville , in three volumes, 1978 -- Doctor Ferron , 1991-- Lord Leon Tolstoï , 1992 -- Mister of Voltaire , 1994 -- James Joyce, Ireland, Quebec, the words , 2006.

Several of its works were published in France and were translated into English.

Novels

Memories of in addition to-barrel , novel, Montreal, Estérel, 1968 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1995 (2nd ED.).
Nuitte de Malcomm Hudd , novel, Montreal, Editions of the day, 1969 (1st ED.); Montreal, VLB editor, 1979 (2nd ED.); Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1986 (3rd ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1995 (4th ED.); Montreal, Typo, 2000 (5th ED.).
Race of world , novel, Montreal, Editions of the day, 1969 (1st ED.); Montreal, VLB editor, 1979 (2nd ED.); Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1986 (3rd ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1996 (4th ED.); Montreal, Typo, 2000 (5th ED.).
Jos Knowing , novel, Montreal, Editions of the Day, 1970 (1st ED.); Montreal, VLB editor, 1978 (2nd ED.); Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1986 (3rd ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1996 (4th ED.); Montreal, Typo, 2001 (5th ED.); Jos knowing (Engl. transl.), translated by Ray Chamberlain, Toronto, Exiles Editions, 1982.
the Grandfathers , account, Montreal, Éditions of the Day, 1971 (1st ED.); Paris, Robert Lafond, 1973 (2nd ED.); Montreal, VLB editor, 1979 (3rd ED.); Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1986 (4th ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1996 (5th ED.); Montreal, Typo, 2000 (6th ED.); The Grandfathers (Engl. transl.), translated by Marc Plourde, Montreal, Harvest House, 1975.
a Québécois dream , novel, Montreal, Editions of the Day, 1972 (1st ED.); Montreal, VLB editor, 1977 (2nd ED.); Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1986 (3rd ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1996 (4th ED.). has Québécois Dream (Engl. transl.), translated by Ray Chamberlain, Toronto, Exile Editions, 1978.
Oh Miami Miami Miami , novel, Montreal, Éditions of the Day, 1973 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1995 (2nd ED.).
Don Quichotte of Unhafts , novel, Montreal, the Dawn, 1974 (1st ED.); Paris, Flammarion, 1978 (2nd ED.); Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1988 (3rd ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1998 (4th ED.); Montreal, Typo, 2002 (5th ED.); Gift Quixote in nighttown (Engl. transl.), translated by Sheila Fischman, Toronto, Erin Ontario, Close Porcépic, 1978.
White forced (account), Montreal, VLB editor, 1976 (1st ED.); Paris, Flammarion, 1978 (2nd ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1997 (3rd ED.).
evokes nothing any more but the disenchantment of your ténèbre, my so poor Abel , novel, Montreal, VLB editor, 1976 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1996 (2nd ED.).
Sagamo Job J (canticle), Montreal, VLB editor, 1977 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1997 (2nd ED.).
Ceremonial for the assassination of a minister (oratorio), Montreal, VLB editor, 1978 (1st ED.); Ceremonial for the assassination of a minister followed the writer and the country ambiguity , Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1996 (2nd ED.).
the head of Mr Ferron or Chians (drolatic epopee), Montreal, VLB editor, 1979 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1998 (2nd ED.).
Una , novel, Montreal, VLB editor, 1980 (1e ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1997 (2nd ED.).
Satan Belhumeur , novel, Montreal, VLB editor, 1981 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1999 (2nd ED.). Satan Belhumeur (Engl. transl.), translated by Ray Chamberlain, Toronto, Exiles Editions, 1983.
Me Pierre Leroy, prophet, martyr and a little cracked cauldron (novel-plagiarist), Montreal, VLB editor, 1982 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1999 (2nd ED.).
Speech of Sam (novel-comedy), Montreal, VLB editor, 1980 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1997 (2nd ED.).
Steven Herault , novel, Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1985 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1999 (2nd ED.). Steven the hérault (Engl. transl.), translated by Ray Chamberlain, Toronto, Exiles Editions, 1987.
the heritage , novel, volume I: the autumn , Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1987 (1st ED.) and 1991 (2nd ED.); volume II: the winter and spring , Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1991 (1st ED.).
the mare of the night , novel, Volume I: twin uncles , Alain Stanké, 1995.
Bouscotte. The taste of the beautiful risk, novel, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2001.
Bouscotte. The gaining conditions , novel, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2001.
Bouscotte. Transitory total amnesia , novel, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2002.
I am bored of Michele Viroly , novel, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2005.
the blue of the sky (with André Morin), novel, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2005.
aBsalon-my-boy , novel, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2006.

Literary tests

to greet Victor Hugo , Montreal, Editions of the Day, 1971 (1st ED.); Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1985 (2nd ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1996 (3rd ED.).
Jack Kerouac (test-chicken), Montreal, Editions of the Day, 1972 (1st ED.); Paris, Herne, 1973 (2nd ED.); Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1987 (3rd ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1996 (4th ED.); Montreal, Typo, 2003 (5th ED.); Jack Kerouac: chicken-essay (Engl. transl.) has, translated by Sheila Fischman, Toronto, Coach House Near, 1975.
Manuel of the small literature of Quebec (anthology), Montreal, the Dawn, 1974 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1998 (2nd ED.).
Mister Melville (test in three illustrated volumes), Volume I: In the aveilles of Moby Dick ; Volume II: When breath Moby Dick ; Volume III: after Moby Dick or Sovereign Poetry , Montreal, VLB editor, 1978 (1st ED.); Paris, Flammarion, 1980 (2nd ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1997 (3rd ED.); Mr Melville (Engl. transl.), translated by Ray Chamberlain, Toronto, Coach House Near, 1984.
Doctor Ferron , Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1991 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2001 (2nd ED.).
to make a short long story (discussion with Roger Lemelin), Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1991 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2002 (2nd ED.).
Lord Leon Tolstoï (test-newspaper) follow-up of Sophie and Leon (theater), Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1992 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2003 (2nd ED.).
Gratien, Ti-Cock, Fridolin, Botch and the others (discussions with Gratien Gélinas), Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1993.
Mister of Voltaire , Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1994 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2003 (2nd ED.).
notebooks of the writer Faust , Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1995 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2003 (2nd ED.).
Written youth 1964-1969 , Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1996.
Two solicitudes , discussions with Margaret Atwood, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1996. Two solicitudes: conversations Margaret Atwood, Victor-Levy Beaulieu (Engl. transl.), translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott, Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1998.
a wolf named Yves Thériault , Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1999.
Arthur Buies. Small chronicles of the Low-of-River , Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2003.
Of Race of world to the Blue of the sky , Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, Collection To write, 2004.
Correspondances (with Jacques Ferron), Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2005.
James Joyce, Ireland, Quebec, the words (hilarious Test), Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2006.

Theater

By waiting until Trudot , theater, Montreal, the Dawn, 1974 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1998 (2nd ED.).
My Corriveau followed sorcery finally sexuée , theater, Montreal, VLB editor, 1976 (1st ED.); My Corriveau followed Theater of the madness , Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1998 (2nd ED.).
Mr Zero , theater, Montreal, VLB editor, 1977 (1st ED.); Mr Zero followed the Road of Miami , Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1998 (2nd ED.).
Your Peuplesse daughter by inadvertency , theater, Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1990.
the broken house , theater, Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1991 (1e ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2002 (2nd ED.).
Sophie and Leon , theater, Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1992 (1e ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2003 (2nd ED.).
the night of the large pumpkin , theater, Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1993 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2000 (2nd ED.).
the heritage , theater, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1996.
the war of the bell-towers , theater, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1997.
Pi2ece de r3esistances in four services , theater, with Sylvain Rivière, Denys Leblond and Madeleine Gagnon, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1997.
wild Beauté , theater, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1998.

Others

Between holiness and terrorism , tests, Montreal, VLB editor, 1984 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2001 (2nd ED.).
Chronic polissonnes of a mad téléphage , collection of chronicles, Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1986 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2000 (2nd ED.).
total happiness , vaudecampagne, Montreal, Alain Stanké, 1995 (1st ED.); Three-spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2003 (2nd ED.).
Chronic of the difficult country 1970-1979 , tests, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1996.
the Québécois tales of the granp-father blacksmith to his grandson Bouscotte , Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1998.
Quebec ostinato , test, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1998.
27 small poems to play in the water of the words , poetry, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2001.
the words of the others. Passion to publish , Montreal, VLB editor, 2001.
Tales, legends and accounts of the Low-of-River , Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2003.
Three-Spray and the Basques. The country of my father , illustrated album, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1997 and 2004.
the Low-Saint-Laurent. The roots of Bouscotte , illustrated album, Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 1998 and 2004.
Petit Mister , tale, Quebec, National museum of the fine arts of Quebec, 2005.
Neigenoire and the seven dogs , tale illustrated (Mylène Henri), Three-Spray, Éditions Three-Spray, 2007.

Works for the cinema and television

the great voyage , medium-length film, National office of the film, realization of Marcel Career, 1975.
Mr Zero , TV-theater, Radio-Canada, realization of Lucille Leduc, 1977.
In will terra alienated , TV-theater, Radio-Canada, realization of Jean-Paul Fugère, 1978.
the Aces , serial, Radio-Canada, 39 episodes, realization-coordination of Jean Gaumont, 1978/1979.
Race of world , serial, Radio-Canada, 118 episodes, realization-coordination of Maurice Falardeau, 1979/1983.
the Heritage , serial, Radio-Canada, 82 episodes, realization-coordination of Aime Forget, 1987/1990.
Montreal P.Q , serial, Radio-Canada, 86 episodes, Lorraine realization-coordination of Pintal, 1993/1996.
Hamlet in Quebec , telefilm, Radio-Canada, realization of Gilles Sénécal, 1997.
Bouscotte , serial, Radio-Canada, 121 episodes, realization-coordination from François Side and Albert Girard, 1997/2001.
the Blue of the sky , serial, Radio-Canada, 57 episodes, realization-coordination of Celine Hallée, 2004.
Louis Cyr , mini-series, 6 episodes, written in collaboration with Paul Ohl, 2004.

Honors

1972 - literary Grand Prix of the Town of Montreal, the Grandfathers
1974 - Price of the General governor, Don Quichotte of unhafts
1978 - Prix Quebec-Paris, Mr Melville
1980 - Literary prize French Canada-Community of Belgium
1981 - Prix Jean-Béraud-Molson
1981 - Prix Ludger-Duvernay
1983 - Finaliste of the Prix of the General governor, Discours of Sam
1987 - Prix Arthur-Buies
1991 - Finalist of the Price of the General governor, the broken house
1996 - 2 Price Gemini, for the serial Montreal P.Q
1997 - Price Gemini, for the serial Bouscotte
2001 - Price Athanase-David

Quotations

“the suffering is not divided, even less the lapse of memory that, by tenacity, one finds sometimes inside.” Extract of the Heritage

“One does not force the secrecy. Or the secrecy comes like itself to oneself, or the secrecy is prohibited to you.” Extract of the Heritage

“It is difficult to say with truth starting from which word a revolution starts. ” Extracted from Oh! Miami, Miami, Miami

“One is responsible only by-towards oneself. One can for the others only what one can for oneself. ” Extracted from Sagamo Job J

“life? It passes fast like the flash, not giving what it promises. ” Extracted from Me, Pierre Leroi, prophet, martyr and a little cracked cauldron

“Pushed with end loneliness is only the buckled face of the multitude. ” Extracted from Jos knowing

“the secrecy of the voyage is in waiting and nowhere elsewhere. ” Extracted from Satan Belhumeur

Anecdotes

VLB is a summary of its name, just like it acts of the initials of a slogan: “A Vent of Liberté and of Beauté”).

It refused doctorates of the universities of Quebec and Université of Sherbrooke in sign of protest.

Firm partisan of the sovereignty of Quebec, it denounced the temporary federalistic relapse Michel Tremblay.

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