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	Biblio.com
	1969 Jimmy	Biblio.com
	1970 Le coeur de la baleine bleue The Heart of the Blue Whale	Biblio.com
	1978 Les grandes marées Spring Tides	Biblio.com
	1984 Volkswagen Blues	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1988 Faites de beaux rêves	Biblio.com
	1989 Le Vieux Chagrin Mr. Blue	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1993 La tournée d'automne Autumn Rounds	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1998 Chat sauvage Wild Cat	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2002 Les yeux bleus de Mistassini	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2006 La traduction est une histoire d'amour	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
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Awards

• Canada Reads
  • 2005 – Volkswagen Blues – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award: Fiction (French)
  • 1978 – Les grandes marées – Winner
  • 1984 – Volkswagen Blues – Shortlisted
  • 1989 – Le Vieux Chagrin – Shortlisted

Added 22 April 2006.
Updated 18 March 2009.