Eric Dupont is an author, teacher and translator from Montreal. His French-language novel La Logeuse won the Combats des livres. He was a finalist for both the Prix littéraire France-Québec and the Prix des cinq continents. He was the winner of the Prix littéraire des collégiens and the Prix des libraires. His fourth novel, The American Fiancée was on the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist and was a finalist for the 2018 Governor General's Literary Award for translation.Peter McCambridge runs the Québec Reads website and the QC Fiction imprint. Life in the Court of Matane (also by Eric Dupont) was the first novel he chose for this collection and the book that made him want to become a literary translator in the first place. His translation of its first chapter won the 2012 John Dryden Translation Prize. The American Fiancée is his tenth book in translation.

‘I loved The American Fiancée for its heart and scope. Dupont leads us through the tale with grace, cunning, wit, and high intelligence. It’s a brilliant tribute not only to the unforgettable Lamontagne clan, but to the art of storytelling’ Patrick deWitt, author of French Exit

Eric Dupont is an author, teacher and translator from Montreal. His French-language novel La Logeuse won the Combats des livres. He was a finalist for both the Prix littéraire France-Québec and the Prix des cinq continents. He was the winner of the Prix littéraire des collégiens and the Prix des libraires. His fourth novel, The American Fiancée was on the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist and was a finalist for the 2018 Governor General's Literary Award for translation.Peter McCambridge runs the Québec Reads website and the QC Fiction imprint. Life in the Court of Matane (also by Eric Dupont) was the first novel he chose for this collection and the book that made him want to become a literary translator in the first place. His translation of its first chapter won the 2012 John Dryden Translation Prize. The American Fiancée is his tenth book in translation.

‘I loved The American Fiancée for its heart and scope. Dupont leads us through the tale with grace, cunning, wit, and high intelligence. It’s a brilliant tribute not only to the unforgettable Lamontagne clan, but to the art of storytelling’ Patrick deWitt, author of French Exit