BPC Bulletin: Quebec Libraries Remove the Works of Gabriel Matzneff
News Reports and Commentary Selected by Franklin Carter of the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee.
In Quebec, public libraries in Montreal and Gatineau have withdrawn the works of Gabriel Matzneff from their collections.
In France, the police are investigating Matzneff, once a celebrated author, for having sex with youngsters.
REPORTAGE
Sandra Abma of CBC News reports:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/library-censorship-gabriel-matzneff-gatineau-opl-1.5426244
In La Presse, Raphael Pirro reports:
https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/litterature/202001/08/01-5256130-matzneff-retire-godbout-reste-a-la-grande-bibliotheque.php
Basem Boshra of CTV News reports:
COMMENTARY
In Le Devoir, Pierre Trudel comments:
https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chroniques/571214/recits-litteraires-et-recits-criminels
The writers’ union of Quebec (UNEQ) comments:
https://www.uneq.qc.ca/2020/01/17/mise-au-point-affaire-gabriel-matzneff/
In Le Devoir, Jean-François Nadeau comments:
https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chroniques/570672/censure-en-enfer
In La Presse, Paul Journet comments:
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