Michel tremblay biography
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Michel tremblay biography
Michel Tremblay
Canadian writer (born )
For other people named Michel Tremblay, see Michel Tremblay (disambiguation).
Michel Tremblay GOQ | |
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Tremblay at the Salon du livre de Montreal, | |
| Born | () June 25, (age&#;82) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer, Novelist, Theatre Playwright |
| Language | French |
| Notable works | |
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Michel TremblayGOQ (born 25 June ) is a Canadian writer, novelist and playwright.
Tremblay was born in Montreal, Quebec, where he grew up in the French-speaking neighbourhood of Plateau Mont-Royal; at the time of his birth, a neighbourhood with a working-class character and joual dialect - something that would heavily influence his work.
Tremblay's first professionally produced play, Les Belles-Sœurs, was written in and premiered at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert on August 28, It transformed the old guard of Canadian theatre and introduced joual to the mainstream.
It stirred up controversy by portraying the l