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April 22, 1905, Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
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January 22, 1991, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (aged 85)
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Robert Guy Choquette

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Robert Guy Choquette (born April 22, 1905, Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.—died January 22, 1991, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was an American-born French Canadian writer whose work was regarded as revolutionary. He influenced an entire younger generation of poets and contributed greatly to the development of radio and television in Quebec.

Choquette moved to Montreal at age eight. His first collection of poetry, À travers les vents (1925; “Through the Winds”), won him a reputation based on his disregard of syntax and his freedom of expression. For this volume, Choquette received the Prix David in 1926; his collection of poetry Metropolitan Museum (1930) won it for him again in 1931. His other books of poetry include Suite marine (1953), the influential two-volume Oeuvres poĂ©tiques (1956; “Poetic Works”), and PoĂšmes choisis (1970; “Selected Poems”).

La Pension Leblanc (1928), Choquette’s first published novel, provided a foundation on which future television and radio series were to be based. A group of recognizable characters from his novels Le CurĂ© de village (1936; “The Village Curate”) and Les Velder (1941) peopled a radio series called Le CurĂ© de village. Two other serials, La Pension Velder and MĂ©tropole, followed. Choquette also published the radio play Le Fabuliste La Fontaine Ă  MontrĂ©al (1935; “The Fabulist La Fontaine in Montreal”), the novel Moi, PĂ©trouchka (1980; “I, Petrouchka”), and a collection of both prose and poetry entitled Le Choix de Robert Choquette dans l’oeuvre de Robert Choquette (1981; “The Choice of Robert Choquette in the Work of Robert Choquette”).

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Choquette was elected to the French-Canadian Academy and the Ronsard Academy (Paris), and he served as Canadian consul general to Bordeaux, France (1965–68), and Canadian ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay (1968–70).

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