Samuel Archibald (writer)

Samuel Archibald (born 1978) is a Canadian writer. He is best known for his short story collection Arvida, which won the Prix Coup de cœur Renaud-Bray in 2012,[1] and was defended by Bernard Landry in the 2013 edition of Le Combat des livres.[2] Its English translation by Donald Winkler was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize.[3]

Samuel Archibald
Born1978
Arvida, Quebec, Canada
Occupationwriter
NationalityCanadian
Period2010s-present
Notable worksArvida

Born in Arvida, Quebec, Archibald is a professor of film and literature at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He was formerly married to writer Geneviève Pettersen.[4]

Works
  • Arvida (2011)
  • Quinze pour cent (2013)
gollark: Obviously you should avoid pointing guns at yourself if possible, but accidents happen so things like "safeties" exist, even if they make it mildly slower to shoot people when you actually want to.
gollark: Guns things which exist.
gollark: Yes, exactly!
gollark: I prefer base 16.
gollark: We had that idea yesterday. Keep up.

References
  1. "Samuel Archibald remporte le Prix Coup de coeur Renaud-Bray". Voir, February 15, 2012.
  2. "Samuel Archibald's Arvida, Bernard Landry's choice, first book to be voted off Combat des livres". Montreal Gazette, March 19, 2013.
  3. "Giller Prize announces highly anticipated shortlist". The Globe and Mail, October 5, 2015.
  4. "Couples créateurs: Un joyeux chaos". La Presse, February 14, 2015.


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