Éric Gauthier

Éric Gauthier aime se compliquer la vie, c’est pourquoi il passe tant de temps à réinventer des villes entières. Abitibien d’origine, il a vécu neuf ans à Montréal. C’est là, en 2002, qu’il est devenu conteur et écrivain à temps plein. L’année suivante, il se méritait le Grand Prix Jacques-Brossard. Son premier roman, Une fêlure au flanc du monde (Alire) lui a valu le prix Boréal et a suscité des critiques enthousiastes. Depuis, il a publié Feu blanc (Planète rebelle), un recueil de contes accompagné d’un CD dans lequel il raconte la pieuvre, la fourmi et d’autres repères étranges de la vie montréalaise. Il a conté en français et en anglais dans une variété de lieux et d’événements, du Yukon International Storytelling Festival à un charmant

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