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French-Canadian writer (born 1963)

Serge Lamothe

Born	(1963-02-15) February 15, 1963 (age 61) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Novelist, poet, dramaturg, translator
Nationality	Canadian and French
Citizenship	Born Canadian, acquired French citizenship in 2003

Serge Lamothe (born February 15, 1963) is a French-Canadian writer.

Education

He holds a master's degree in literature from Laval University in Quebec City.

Career

He was a member of the board and vice president, in 2005, of UNEQ (Quebec Writers Union). From 2006 to 2015, he was a member of the board of the FIL (International Festival of Literature) in Montreal, Canada.

Theater

Le Prince de Miguasha, radio play, Radio-Canada, 2003.
Rapports intimes, translation & adaptation of Intimate Exchanges by Alan Ayckbourn, 2003.
Le Procès de Kafka, stage adaptation of The Trial, by Franz Kafka, 2004.
Le fusil de chasse, stage adaptation of The Hunting Gun, by Yasushi Inoue, 2010.
Kinkaku-ji, stage adaptation of The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima, directed by Amon Miyamoto, Kanagawa Arts Theatre, Tokyo, and Lincoln Center, NYC, 2011.
Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett, dramatist, directed by François Girard, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Montreal, 2016.
Underneath the Lintel, by Glen Berger, dramatist and translation to French (Zebrina – Une pièce à conviction), directed by François Girard, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and Segal Centre, Montreal, 2020.

Circus

2008 Zed, dramatist, Cirque du Soleil, directed by François Girard, Tokyo.
2011 Zarkana, dramatist, Cirque du Soleil, directed by François Girard, Radio City Music Hall (NYC), Madrid Arena (Spain), State Kremlin Palace (Moscow) and Aria Resort, Las Vegas.

Opera (with director François Girard)

2006 The Seven Deadly Sins & Lindbergh's Flight, dramaturg, libretti by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill, Opéra National de Lyon, France.
2010 Émilie, dramaturg, libretto by Amin Maalouf, music by Kaija Saariaho, Opéra National de Lyon, France.
2012 Parsifal, dramaturg, libretto and music by Richard Wagner, Opéra national de Lyon, France, Metropolitan Opera, New York (2013).
2019 The Flying Dutchman, (Der Fliegende Holländer), dramaturg, libretto and music by Richard Wagner, Grand Théâtre de Québec.
2020 The Flying Dutchman, (Der Fliegende Holländer), dramaturg, libretto and music by Richard Wagner, Metropolitan Opera, New York.
2022 Lohengrin (opera), dramaturg, libretto and music by Richard Wagner, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow.
2023 Lohengrin (opera), dramaturg, libretto and music by Richard Wagner, Metropolitan Opera, New York.

Bibliography

La longue portée, novel, L'instant même, Quebec, (1998). ISBN 2-89502-103-1
La tierce personne, novel, L'instant même, Quebec, (2000). ISBN 2-89502-135-X
L'ange au berceau, novel, L'instant même, Quebec, (2002). ISBN 2-89502-172-4
Les Baldwin, novel, L'instant même, Quebec, (2004). ISBN 2-89502-196-1
The Baldwins, novel, (English translation by Fred A. Reed & David Homel), Talonbooks, Vancouver, (2006). ISBN 0-88922-544-3
Tu n'as que ce sang, poetry, Mémoire d'encrier, Montreal, (2005). ISBN 2-923153-44-8
Le Procès de Kafka et Le Prince de Miguasha, theater, Alto, Quebec, (2005). ISBN 2-89518-222-1
Tarquimpol, novel, Alto, Quebec, (2007). ISBN 978-2-923550-04-6
Métarevers, novel, Coups de tête, Montreal, (2009). ISBN 978-2-923603-12-4
Projet Perfecto, short story, Alto, Quebec, (2010). ISBN 978-2-923550-39-8
Les Urbanishads, poetry, Le lézard amoureux, Quebec, (2010). ISBN 978-2-923398-17-4
Le nid de l'aigle, short stories, (photos by Sébastien Cliche) J'Ai Vu, Quebec, (2010). ISBN 978-2-922763-30-0
Les Enfants lumière, novel, Alto, Quebec, (2012). ISBN 978-2-89694-078-3
Ma terre est un fond d'océan, poetry, Mémoire d'encrier, Montreal, (2016) ISBN 978-2-89712-417-5
Mi tierra es un fondo de océano, poetry, (Spanish translation by Evelio Miñano Martinez), La Lucerna, Palma de Mallorca, (2023) ISBN 978-84-124036-3-3
Mektoub, novel, Alto, Quebec, (2016). ISBN 978-2-89694-290-9
Oshima, novel, Alto, Quebec, (2019) ISBN 978-2-89694-439-2
Oshima, novel, (Spanish translation by Evelio Miñano Martinez) Editorial Verbum, Madrid, (2021) ISBN 978-84-1337-706-3
Des nouvelles de la posthistoire, short stories, Le Lys Bleu, Paris, France, (2021) ISBN 979-10-377-2491-5
Les Urbanishads et autres poèmes, poetry (with drawings by the author) Stellamaris, Brest, France (2021) ISBN 978-2-36868-761-1
Quand tu pars, poetry, Les éditions Mains libres, Montreal, (2024) ISBN 978-2-925197-64-5

Awards

2003 Yves-Thériault Award from Radio-Canada for The Prince of Miguasha, author
2006 Herald Angels Award for Best production Edinburgh International Festival, pour Die sieben Todsünden
The Seven Deadly Sins, directed by François Girard, dramaturg
2008 Prix des libraires du Québec for the novel Tarquimpol, finalist
2011 Kinokuniya Theatre Prize for Hunting Gun, Japan, stage adaptation
2011 Yomiuri Prize for Hunting Gun, Japan, stage adaptation
2012 Prix du Syndicat de la critique, Prix Claude Rostand, for Parsifal, Lyon, France, dramaturg
2014 Diapason d'or from Diapason for the DVD of Parsifal at the MET, dramaturg
2016 Prix littéraire des collégiens for the novel Mektoub, finalist
2019 Prix Opus, Concert of the year for Richard Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer, Opera Festival of Québec, dramaturg
2020 Prix des Horizons imaginaires for the novel Oshima, finalist

References

"Tarquimpol". Canoe.com. April 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013.
"The Baldwins by Serge Lamothe; Sleeping on the Moon by Sylvia Adams; Moving Day by Terence Young; | Book reviews". Canadian Literature. December 8, 2011. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
"Francois Girard's New Production of Wagner's Parsifal at the Met". New York Arts. March 30, 2013.

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