Dany Laferrière receives the Athanase-David Prize 2026

The Haitian-Quebec writer Dany Laferrière receives the Athanase-David Prize 2026 for his significant contribution to Quebec literature and the influence of his work.

Par Joubert Joseph
27 Oct 2026 — Lecture : 3 min.
Dany Laferrière receives the Athanase-David Prize 2026

Dany Laferrière
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The writer Dany Laferrière is the recipient of the Athanase-David Prize 2026, an award that recognizes his remarkable contribution to Quebec literature. This honor celebrates a career spanning four decades marked by a prolific body of work, translated into about twenty languages, and a significant presence in the Francophone literary landscape.

A member of the Académie française since 2015, after his election in 2013, Dany Laferrière is the first Quebecer to join this institution. A novelist, essayist, and illustrator, he has about for

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