Éric Chacour

Éric Chacour
In a 2025 interview
Born (1983-11-05) November 5, 1983 (age 42)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Éric Chacour (born November 5, 1983) is a Canadian writer from Quebec, whose debut novel Ce que je sais de toi was published in 2023.[1]

Biography

Born in Montreal to immigrant parents from Egypt, he spent his childhood in both Quebec and France. He received a bachelor's degree from Paris Dauphine University and then a master's degree in applied economics and international relations from the Université de Montréal. He works in the financial sector.[2][3][4][5]

He began writing Ce que je sais de toi about ten years before it was finally published in 2023.[6] The novel won the Prix Femina des lycéens in 2023[7] and the Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie in 2024,[8] and was shortlisted for the Prix littéraire des collégiens in 2024.[9] It was also awarded the Prix des libraires[10] and the Prix France-Québec in 2024.[11]

What I Know About You, an English translation by Pablo Strauss of Ce que je sais de toi, was published in 2024 by Coach House Books in Canada[12] and Gallic Books in the United Kingdom.[13] It was shortlisted for several literary awards including the Giller Prize,[14] the Dayne Ogilvie Prize,[15] and the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.[16] In 2026, the novel was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award.[17]

The novel has been translated into 15 languages.[4] In 2026, both the English and French versions in the ebook and audiobook formats were selected for the One eRead Canada, making unlimited copies available from participating libraries for the month of April.[18]

References

  1. ^ Bornais, Marie-France (February 26, 2023). "«Ce que je sais de toi:» d'Éric Chacour: quitter Le Caire pour refaire sa vie à Montréal". Le Journal de Québec (in Canadian French).
  2. ^ Larochelle, Samuel (January 27, 2023). "Éric Chacour, la révélation littéraire de 2023". Fugues (in Canadian French). Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  3. ^ Sarrazin, Sylvain (January 28, 2023). "Ce que je sais de toi: Un récit aérien pour un lourd secret". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  4. ^ a b Motta, Lucrezia (March 31, 2025). "Interview: Canadian author Éric Chacour, a rising star on Québec's literary scene". Monocle. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  5. ^ "Éric Chacour". Writers' Trust of Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  6. ^ Dumais, Manon (January 28, 2023). "«Ce que je sais de toi»: Défier le «mektoub»". Le Devoir (in Canadian French).
  7. ^ Maalouf, Laila (November 28, 2023). "Éric Chacour remporte le Femina des lycéens". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  8. ^ Lapointe, Josée (March 26, 2024). "Ce que je sais de toi: Éric Chacour remporte le Prix des cinq continents". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  9. ^ Maalouf, Laila (November 16, 2023). "Le Prix littéraire des collégiens dévoile ses finalistes". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  10. ^ "Le lauréat 2024 est… Éric Chacour". Prix des Libraires (in French). May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  11. ^ Maalouf, Laila (November 29, 2024). "Éric Chacour décroche le prix France-Québec". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  12. ^ Sweny, Alexandra (October 30, 2024). "What I Know About You". Montreal Review of Books. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  13. ^ Fraser, Katie (June 17, 2024). "Éric Chacour's 'stunning' debut novel goes to Gallic Books". The Bookseller. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  14. ^ Drudi, Cassandra (October 9, 2024). "Giller Prize announces five-title shortlist for 2024 prize". Quill and Quire. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  15. ^ "Vincent Anioke, Anthony Oliveira, Éric Chacour shortlisted for $10K 2SLGBTQ+ emerging writers prize". CBC Books. September 13, 2024.
  16. ^ Thompson, Nicole (September 25, 2024). "Canisia Lubrin, Fawn Parker make Writers' Trust fiction prize short list". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  17. ^ Doyle, Martin (April 7, 2026). "Dublin Literary Award 2026 shortlist: 'Literature at its most international, most ambitious, and most humane'". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  18. ^ Lyle, Elena Hudgins (March 31, 2026). "Éric Chacour's novel What I Know About You selected for digital book club One eRead Canada". CBC Books.

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