André Giroux (December 10, 1916 – July 28, 1977) was a Canadian writer of fiction. Giroux authored Malgré tout, la joie, a series of short stories for which he received the Governor General's Award for French Canadian literature in 1959, as presented by the Canada Council. He was also a Montyon Prize winner. Giroux was born in Quebec City, Quebec. A member of the Royal Society of Canada, he died following an automobile accident on July 24, 1977. List of literary works Au-delà des visages / Beyond the Faces (1948 novel) Le gouffre a toujours soif / The Bottomless Pit (1953 novel) 14, rue de Galais / 14 Galais street (television series, 1954–57) Malgré tout, la joie / Despite Everything, the Joy! (1958) — Winner, 1959 Governor General's Awards André Giroux also authored articles in newspapers under the pseudonym Rene de Villers. Biographies Analytical Bibliography of Andre Giroux, Yvette Giroux, 1949 Andre Giroux - the writer, the man, the poet, Mado of Isle, the Editions Arion, 1994 Awards and honours 1949 - Montyon Prize of the French Academy 1950 - Province of Quebec Prize 1952 - Guggenheim Fellowship 1959 - Governor General's Award for French language fiction External links CyberScol: Quebec literature Guide to Literary Archives: André Giroux provided by Library and Archives Canada Archives of Andr Giroux (Fonds André Giroux, R11742) are held at Library and Archives Canada 1916 births 1977 deaths Canadian male novelists Writers from Quebec City Governor General's Award-winning fiction writers 20th-century Canadian novelists Canadian novelists in French 20th-century Canadian male writers Montyon Prize laureates