Sylvain Trudel

Sylvain Trudel is a French-Canadian writer of adult fiction and more than a dozen children’s titles. He earned degrees in science and cinema and worked as a clown, a cucumber picker, and a commercial analyst, before turning to writing. His debut novel, Le Souffle de l’Harmattan (The Harmattan Winds), won both the Prix Molson and Prix Canada-Suisse. His work has been honored with the Prix Saint-Exupéry, Prix des libraires du Quebec, and Prix Christie. In 2007 his novel Le Mer de la tranquilité won the Governor General’s Prize. He lives in Quebec.