Claude Beausoleil

Claude Beausoleil (16 November 1948 – 24 July 2020) was a Canadian writer, poet, and essayist (An essay writer). He was born in Montreal. 
In 1991, Beausoleil won the Prix littéraires du Journal de Montréal for "Une certain fin de siècle". He was also a finalist for the 1991 Governor General's Awards. He won the 1997 Prix Alain-Grandbois for "Grand Hôtel des étrangers". "La Blessure du silence" won the Prix Louise-Labé in 2009, and "Mystère Wilde" won the Prix Heredia of the Académie française in 2015.
Beausoleil was a member of the Académie Mallarmé. His archives are kept in the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
Beausoleil died on 24 July 2020 in Montreal, At the age of 71.