Roland Michel Tremblay
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Roland Michel Tremblay is a French Canadian
author, poet, scriptwriter, development producer and science-fiction consultant. He has been living in London
since 1995.
region in the North of the Quebec province when he was 7 years old. He obtained a college diploma in Sciences from the CEGEP
de Jonquière
in 1991, and a B.A. in French Literature and Philosophy from the University of Ottawa
in Ontario in 1994. He studied one year at La Sorbonne in Paris and finished his Master Degree in French Literature at Birkbeck, University of London
in 1999.
He has been writing since he was 10 years old, and lived in Canada, France
, Belgium
, the United States
and the United Kingdom
. He is now an author and technical adviser, writing novels, essays, poetry, television and film scripts. He has six books published in French in Paris
by iDLivre and GT Publishers, and his books are distributed in many French speaking countries.
More recently Tremblay has been writing poetry, novels and film scripts mostly in English. He developed a science fiction website aimed at helping authors working in the genre fer television. He lived in Los Angeles
during 2005 and 2006, but then returned to live in Isleworth
, just outside London. The four essays "Must-Read New Science" on his website are reminiscent of pseudo-science, creating an interesting question as to the extent to which Roland Michel holds pseudoscientific views himself, and the extent to which he is developing the writings of fictional characters. He has recently been emailing established scientists links to and descriptions of these pseudo-scientific articles.
Roland Michel Tremblay is not related to Michel Tremblay
, one of the most celebrated authors in Quebec
. He is openly gay
.
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
author, poet, scriptwriter, development producer and science-fiction consultant. He has been living in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
since 1995.
Biography
Roland Michel Tremblay was born in Quebec City but moved to the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-JeanSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean is a region in Quebec, Canada. It contains the Saguenay Fjord, the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region...
region in the North of the Quebec province when he was 7 years old. He obtained a college diploma in Sciences from the CEGEP
Cégep
CEGEP is an acronym for , which is literally translated as "College of General and Vocational Education" but commonly called "General and Vocational College" in circles not influenced by Quebec English. It refers to the public post-secondary education collegiate institutions exclusive to the...
de Jonquière
Jonquière, Quebec
Jonquière was a city on the Saguenay River in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, near Chicoutimi. In 2002, Jonquière became an arrondissement, or borough, of the merged city of Saguenay....
in 1991, and a B.A. in French Literature and Philosophy from the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
in Ontario in 1994. He studied one year at La Sorbonne in Paris and finished his Master Degree in French Literature at Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It offers many Master's and Bachelor's degree programmes that can be studied either part-time or full-time, though nearly all teaching is...
in 1999.
He has been writing since he was 10 years old, and lived in Canada, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Belgium
Belgium
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, the United States
United States
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and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. He is now an author and technical adviser, writing novels, essays, poetry, television and film scripts. He has six books published in French in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
by iDLivre and GT Publishers, and his books are distributed in many French speaking countries.
More recently Tremblay has been writing poetry, novels and film scripts mostly in English. He developed a science fiction website aimed at helping authors working in the genre fer television. He lived in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
during 2005 and 2006, but then returned to live in Isleworth
Isleworth
Isleworth is a small town of Saxon origin sited within the London Borough of Hounslow in west London, England. It lies immediately east of the town of Hounslow and west of the River Thames and its tributary the River Crane. Isleworth's original area of settlement, alongside the Thames, is known as...
, just outside London. The four essays "Must-Read New Science" on his website are reminiscent of pseudo-science, creating an interesting question as to the extent to which Roland Michel holds pseudoscientific views himself, and the extent to which he is developing the writings of fictional characters. He has recently been emailing established scientists links to and descriptions of these pseudo-scientific articles.
Roland Michel Tremblay is not related to Michel Tremblay
Michel Tremblay
Michel Tremblay, CQ is a Canadian novelist and playwright.Tremblay grew up in the Plateau Mont-Royal, a French-speaking neighbourhood of Montreal, at the time of his birth a neighbourhood with a working-class character and joual dialect, something that would heavily influence his work...
, one of the most celebrated authors in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He is openly gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
.
External links
- The Crowned Anarchist Sci-Fi and Literature
- The Marginal
- L'Anarchiste Couronné Littérature (French)
- Le Marginal (French)
- TG Publisher (French)