Born to life in 1947 (France), and to science-fiction in 1964. Teaches French Literature and Creative Writing on and off at various universities in Quebec (since immigration, in 1973). "Fulltime writer" since 1990, (despite PhD. in Creative Writing, 1987), i.e. translator, SF convention organizer, literary editor ( Solaris magazine), essayist. Still managed to publish five short stories collections in French, one in English ( Slow Engines of Time , Tesseract Bks, 2001). Four novels translated in English, ( The Silent City , In the Mothers' Land aka The Maerlande Chronicles -1993 Philip K. Dick's Special Award and a finalist