Dany Laferrière
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Who was Dany Laferrière?
Haitian-Canadian writer who gained international recognition for his autobiographical novel 'How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired' and became the first Haitian elected to the Académie française in 2013.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Dany Laferrière (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Awards & Honors
| Award | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Commander of the Legion of Honour | — | — |
| Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | — | — |
| Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde | 1991 | — |
| Prix RFO du livre | 2002 | — |
| Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature | 2006 | — |
| Prix Médicis | 2009 | — |
| Grand Prix Metropolis bleu | 2010 | — |
| Quebec bookseller's award | 2010 | — |
| honorary doctorate at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon | 2010 | — |
| Officer of the National Order of Quebec | 2014 | — |
| Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec | 2015 | — |
| doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University | 2016 | — |
| doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University | 2016 | — |
| Officer of the Order of Montreal | 2017 | — |
| Officer of the Order of Canada | 2017 | — |
| Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa | 2017 | — |
| honorary doctorate from the McGill University | 2018 | — |