Nicolas Dickner
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| Born | 1972 Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | novels, short stories |
| Notable works | Nikolski |
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
- L'encyclopédie du petit cercle
- 2001 - Prix littéraire Adrienne-Choquette
- 2001 - Prix Jovette-Bernier
- Nikolski
- 2006 - Prix des libraires
- 2006 - Prix littéraire des collégiens
- 2006 - Prix Anne-Hébert
- 2006 - Prix Printemps des Lecteurs–Lavinal
- 2008 - Governor General's Award for French to English translation
- 2010 - Winner of Canada Reads 2010
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