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'''Nicolas Dickner''' (born 1972 in [[Rivière-du-Loup]], [[Quebec]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] novelist and short story writer. He is best known for his 2005 novel ''[[Nikolski (novel)|Nikolski]]'', which has won numerous literary awards in Canada both in its original French and translated English editions. His question regarding the amount of energy used to type was selected for [[xkcd]]'s What If section in June of 2014.<ref >[http://what-if.xkcd.com/102/ xkcd: Keyboard Power]. [[xkcd_What-If]]</ref>
'''Nicolas Dickner''' (born 1972 in [[Rivière-du-Loup]], [[Quebec]]) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. He is best known for his 2005 novel ''[[Nikolski (novel)|Nikolski]]'', which has won numerous literary awards in Canada both in its original French and translated English editions. His question regarding the amount of energy used to type was selected for [[xkcd]]'s What If section in June 2014.<ref>[http://what-if.xkcd.com/102/ xkcd: Keyboard Power]. [[xkcd What-If]]</ref>


He currently lives in [[Montreal]], where he is a literary columnist for the [[alternative weekly]] newspaper ''[[Voir]]''.<ref name=cbc>[http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/book-nikolski.html Canada Reads: ''Nikolski'']. [[cbc.ca]].</ref>
He currently lives in [[Montreal]], where he is a literary columnist for the [[alternative weekly]] newspaper ''[[Voir]]''.<ref name=cbc>[http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/book-nikolski.html Canada Reads: ''Nikolski'']. [[cbc.ca]].</ref>

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Nicolas Dickner
Born1972
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec
LanguageFrench
NationalityCanadian
Genrenovels, short stories
Notable worksNikolski

Nicolas Dickner (born 1972 in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. He is best known for his 2005 novel Nikolski, which has won numerous literary awards in Canada both in its original French and translated English editions. His question regarding the amount of energy used to type was selected for xkcd's What If section in June 2014.[1]

He currently lives in Montreal, where he is a literary columnist for the alternative weekly newspaper Voir.[2]

Works

  • L'Encyclopédie du petit cercle, 2000
  • Nikolski, 2005
English translation by Lazer Lederhendler published 2008.[2]
  • Traité de balistique, 2006
  • Tarmac, 2009
Apocalypse for Beginners, English translation by Lazer Lederhendler published 2010.[3]
  • Le Romancier portatif : 52 chroniques à emporter, 2011
A selection from Dickner's column in Voir

Awards

Dickner at a 2010 reading
  • L'encyclopédie du petit cercle
  1. 2001 - Prix littéraire Adrienne-Choquette
  2. 2001 - Prix Jovette-Bernier
  • Nikolski
  1. 2006 - Prix des libraires
  2. 2006 - Prix littéraire des collégiens
  3. 2006 - Prix Anne-Hébert
  4. 2006 - Prix Printemps des Lecteurs–Lavinal
  5. 2008 - Governor General's Award for French to English translation
  6. 2010 - Winner of Canada Reads 2010

References

  1. ^ xkcd: Keyboard Power. xkcd What-If
  2. ^ a b Canada Reads: Nikolski. cbc.ca.
  3. ^ M&S acquires new Terry Fallis and first book by Dr. Samantha Nutt. Quill & Quire, December 17, 2009.

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