Jacques Poulin was born on 23 September 1937 in Saint-Gédéon de Beauce, Quebec. He attended Université Laval, earning a psychology degree in 1960 and an arts degree in 1964. He worked as a college guidance counsellor for three years and as a translator for the federal government before becoming a full-time writer in 1969. Poulin lived in Paris for several years and now resides in Quebec City.

Books by Jacques Poulin

	1967 Mon cheval pour un royaume My Horse for a Kingdom
	1969 Jimmy
	1970 Le coeur de la baleine bleue The Heart of the Blue Whale
	1978 Les grandes marées Spring Tides
	1984 Volkswagen Blues
	1988 Faites de beaux rêves
	1989 Le Vieux Chagrin Mr. Blue
	1993 La tournée d'automne Autumn Rounds
	1998 Chat sauvage Wild Cat
	2002 Les yeux bleus de Mistassini My Sister's Blue Eyes
	2006 La traduction est une histoire d'amour Translation is a Love Affair
	2009 L'anglais n'est pas une langue magique
	2011 L'homme de la Saskatchewan
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Awards

• Canada Reads
  • 2005 – Volkswagen Blues – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award: Romans et nouvelles
  • 1978 – Les grandes marées – Winner
  • 1984 – Volkswagen Blues – Shortlisted
  • 1989 – Le Vieux Chagrin – Shortlisted

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Added 22 April 2006.
Updated 28 April 2012.