Gabriel Cholette is a Canadian writer from Montreal, Quebec,[1] whose debut book Carnets de l'underground was published in 2021.[2]
The son of poet Mario Cholette,[1] he is a Ph.D. graduate in French literature from the Université de Montréal.[1] Carnets de l'underground began as an Instagram account detailing his posts about life in the underground LGBTQ club scene in Montreal, New York City and Berlin, before being collected in book form.[3] The book also featured erotic illustrations by artist Jacob Pyne.[4]
Scenes from the Underground, an English translation by Elina Tallion, was published in 2022,[5] and was a finalist for the 2023 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT literature.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Richard Burnett, "Exploring the underground with Gabriel Cholette". Fugues, September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Les carnets de l’underground et le désir d'exulter". Ici Radio-Canada, February 4, 2021.
- ^ Ashley Fish-Robertson, "Pursuing Pleasure: A review of Scenes from the Underground by Gabriel Cholette". Montreal Review of Books, December 22, 2022.
- ^ Christian Saint-Pierre, "Riches heures des écritures de soi". Le Devoir, January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Scenes from the Underground". CBC Books, September 20, 2022.
- ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Memoir, short story collection, and play named 2023 Dayne Ogilvie Prize finalists". Quill & Quire, September 13, 2023.
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