Alain Grandbois was born on 25 May 1900 in Saint-Casimir de Portneuf, Quebec. He studied at Collège de Montréal, Séminaire de Québec, St. Dunstan University, and l'Université Laval and spent many years travelling the world. Grandbois died on 18 March 1975 in Québec City.

Books by Alain Grandbois

	1933 Né à Québec: Louis Jolliet (biography)
	1941 Les Voyages de Marco Polo (biography)
	1944 Les îles de la nuit (poetry)
	1945 Avant le chaos (short stories) Also published as Champagne & Opium
	1948 Rivages de l'homme (poetry)
	1957 L'étoile pourpre (poetry)
	1963 Poèmes (poetry, contains Les îles de la nuit, Rivages de l'homme, L'Étoile pourpre)
	1971 Visages du monde (essays)
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Awards

• Lorne Pierce Medal
  • 1954 Winner

• Order of Canada
  • 1967 – Companion

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Added 22 May 2007.
Updated 07 January 2012.