Pierre Nepveu
# Pierre Nepveu

Pierre Nepveu CM OQ (born 16 September 1946 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian poet, novelist and essayist. As a scholar, he specializes in modern Quebec poetry, in particular the work of Gaston Miron. He taught at the French Studies Department of Université de Montréal from 1979 until his retirement in 2009.

## Awards and recognition

* 1979: non-fiction finalist, Governor General's Awards, Les mots à l'écoute
* 1986: fiction finalist, Governor General's Awards, L'hiver de Mira Christophe
* 1997: poetry winner, Governor General's Awards, Romans-fleuves
* 1998: nonfiction winner, Governor General's Awards, Intérieurs du Nouveau Monde : Essais sur les littératures du Québec et des Amériques
* 2003: poetry winner, Governor General's Awards, Lignes aériennes
* 2005: winner, Prix Athanase-David
* 2011: Member of the Order of Canada
* 2018: Officer of the National Order of Quebec
