Dany Laferrière

1953 -

country of citizenship: Canada, Haiti

languages spoken, written or signed: French, Haitian Creole

occupation: writer, poet, novelist, screenwriter, journalist, film director

award received: Prix Médicis, Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Officer of the Order of Canada, Honorary doctoral degree of the Pierre and Marie Curie University, Officer of the Order of Montreal, Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa, Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde, Prix RFO du livre, Grand Prix Metropolis bleu, Quebec bookseller's award, Governor General's Literary Awards, honorary doctorate from the McGill University

position held: Vice Chair of the French Academy

Dany Laferrière (born Windsor Kléber Laferrière, 13 April 1953) is a Haitian-Canadian novelist and journalist who writes in French. He was elected to seat 2 of the Académie française on 12 December 2013, and inducted in May 2015. Source: Wikipedia (en)