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Nigel Spencer
nigelgspencer.com (français ci-dessous)Actor, journalist and teacher of Literature, Theatre and African Studies, Nigel Spencer has received the Governor General's Literary Award for two consecutive translations of Marie-Claire Blais: Thunder and Light (2002) and Augustino and the Choir of... show more



nigelgspencer.com (français ci-dessous)Actor, journalist and teacher of Literature, Theatre and African Studies, Nigel Spencer has received the Governor General's Literary Award for two consecutive translations of Marie-Claire Blais: Thunder and Light (2002) and Augustino and the Choir of Destruction (2007).  He has also translated several books and songs for Poet Laureate Pauline Michel, a play by Evelyne de la Chenelière among others, as well as articles, plays and poems for periodicals such as Time, Ellipse, Rampike and Canadian Theatre Review. His film-subtitling includes Raoul Wallenberg: The Angel of Budapest; A Season in the Life of Emmanuel; Illuminations:Marie-Claire Blais, as well as the series Baz'art for Bravo!He plays African drums and is an Existentialist with a nose for the unexpected, plus a highly developed sense of the utterly ridiculous, the one thing the world has in endless supply!---Winner: 2012 Governor General's Literary Award for Translation, his third.Mai at the Predators' Ball--Marie-Claire Blais.---Comédien, journaliste et prof. de littérature, de théâtre et d'études africaines, Nigel Spencer a reçu le Prix de la Gouverneure-générale pour deux traductions consécutives de Marie-Claire Blais: Dans la foudre et la lumière (2002) et Augustino et le choeur de la destruction (2007).  Il est également traducteur de plusieurs travaux de la Poète lauréate du parlement, Pauline Michel, et la dramaturge Evelyne de la Chenelière parmi d'autres. Ses traductions ont paru dans les pages de Time, Ellipse, Rampike, Canadian Theatre Review, et il a sous-titré de nombreux films dont Raoul Wallenberg: l`ange de Budapest, Une saison dans la vie d`Emmanuel, Marie-Claire Blais: au-delà des apparences ainsi que la série Baz'art pour diffusion sur le réseau Bravo!En tant qu'existentialiste et homme de théâtre, il se réjouit de l'opéra-bouffe que la vie nous offre sans relâche!---Lauréat du Prix littéraire du gouverneur-général en traduction en 2012, son troisième.

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