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By his own admission a bit of a dabbler (''touche-à-tout''), Godbout has become one of the most important writers of his generation, with a major influence on post-1960 Quebec intellectual life. BIOGRAPHY After studies at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and the Université De Montréal , Godbout taught French in Ethiopia before joining the National Film Board Of Canada (NFB) as producer and scriptwriter in 1958 . He was active during Quebec's Quiet Revolution during which time he wrote a number of penetrating essays, the most important of which were collected in ''Le Réformiste'' ( 1975 ) and ''Le Murmure marchand'' ( 1984 ). Godbout was a co-founder of Liberté ( 1959 ), the Mouvement laique de la langue française ( 1962 ) and the Union des écrivains québecois ( 1977 ). Godbout's films include four full-length features and more than 15 documentaries. He has also written nine novels for adults and two for children. Godbout currently writes a monthly column in the Quebec Newsmagazine L'actualité . Godbout lives in Outremont a former city now in Montreal , Quebec. He is the great-nephew of former Quebec Premier Adélard Godbout . Godbout's Novel '' Une Histoire Américaine '' was chosen for inclusion in the French version of '' Canada Reads '', broadcast on Radio-Canada in 2004 , where it was championed by Union Activist and Professor Gérald Larose . AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
BIBLIOGRAPHY Poetry
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Children's Literature
FILMOGRAPHY Full-length features
Documentaries
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