André Major (born April 22, 1942) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.
[1] He is most noted for his novel Les Rescapés, which won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 1976 Governor General's Awards.
A poet in the early 1960s, he was a founding member alongside Paul Chamberland, André Brochu, Pierre Maheu and Jean-Marc Piotte of the political and cultural magazine Parti pris in 1963.
[1] In his early career he also wrote a number of radio and stage plays and numerous short stories.
[5] His most recent novel, À quoi ça rime?, was published in 2013.