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School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures

Marc Lapprand

Professor emeritus

French and Francophone Studies, SLLC

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Credentials:
PhD (University of Toronto)
Area of expertise:
20th and 21st French Literature, Boris Vian, Oulipo, Pataphysics

Bio

Marc Lapprand is recognized as Boris Vian’s world specialist. His publications cover several other writers or movements of the avant-garde (1950-present). He was named Chevalier dans l’ordre des Palmes académiques in September 2018. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 2022.

Selected publications

Three correspondences recently published (third one to appear in November 2025) with Éditions Honoré Champion (Paris). Please refer to their home website:

Latest book on Oulipo with Presses de l’Université Laval:

Another manuscript on the topic of Pataphysics is currently under review (Summer 2025).