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) Born in Quebec	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1941 Les Voyages de Marco Polo (biography) The Voyages of Marco Polo	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1944 Les îles de la nuit (poetry) Islands of the Night	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1945 Avant le chaos (short stories) Before the Chaos Also published as Champagne & Opium	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1948 Rivages de l'homme (poetry) Shores of Man	Biblio.com
	1957 L'étoile pourpre (poetry) The Crimson Star	Biblio.com
	1963 Poèmes (poetry, contains Les îles de la nuit, Rivages de l'homme, L'Étoile pourpre) Poems	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1971 Visages du monde (essays) Faces of the World	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
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Awards

• Lorne Pierce Medal
  • 1954 Winner

• Order of Canada
  • 1967 – Companion

Added 22 May 2007.
Updated 17 March 2009.