Hubert Aquin

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthday

1929-10-24

Deathday

1977-03-15

Place of Birth

Québec, Canada

Hubert Aquin

Biography

Hubert Aquin was a Quebec novelist, political activist, essayist, filmmaker and editor. Aquin was born in Montreal and graduated from the Université de Montréal in 1951. From 1951 to 1954, he studied at the Institut d'études politiques in Paris. On his return to Montreal worked for Radio-Canada from 1955 until 1959.