Writer Simon Roy died on Saturday, his publishing house said.
Simon Roy had asked for medical assistance in dying after having fought in recent years against brain cancer. His death was announced by Les Éditions du Boréal on Saturday evening.
“Simon Roy made a sensational entry into literature with My Kubrick Red Life, published in 2014, recalled in a press release Les Éditions du Boréal. Winner of the Prix des libraires the following year, this book already contained all the themes that were to haunt the work of the novelist.
“There is no doubt that the work he leaves us, marked by a profound originality, will have forced us to recognize that stories, inextricably mixing reality and lies, constitute the very substance of our lives.”
Simon Roy was also a professor of literature at Cégep Lionel-Groulx, sharing his passion for books with many students who today lead a career as a writer or who work in the field of publishing.
He is survived by his partner, Marianne Marquis-Gravel, and his children, Romane and Colin.