Max Nemni

Max Nemni
Born	(1935-06-13)June 13, 1935
Died	August 29, 2024(2024-08-29) (aged 89)
Occupation	Political scientist, biographer
Nationality	Canadian
Period	1990s–2024
Notable works	Young Trudeau, Trudeau Transformed
Spouse	Monique Nemni ​ (died 2022)​

Max Nemni (June 13, 1935 – August 29, 2024) was a Canadian political scientist and writer, best known for a series of biographies of former Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau which he cowrote with his wife Monique Nemni.[1]

He was a professor of political science at Université Laval,[2] and a coeditor of Cité Libre.[3]

The first volume of the Trudeau biography, Young Trudeau: Son of Quebec, Father of Canada, 1919-1944, won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing in 2006.[4] The second volume, Trudeau Transformed: The Shaping of a Statesman, 1944-1965, was a shortlisted nominee for the same award in 2011.[1] A third volume, focusing on Trudeau's career in elected politics after 1965, is slated for future publication.

Nemni died on August 29, 2024, at the age of 89.[5]

Works

• Young Trudeau: Son of Quebec, Father of Canada, 1919-1944 (2006, ISBN 978-0771067495)
• Trudeau Transformed: The Shaping of a Statesman, 1944-1965 (2011, ISBN 978-0771051258)

References

1. "The Shaughnessy Cohen Prize Series, with Max and Monique Nemni" Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Open Book Toronto, April 23, 2012.
2. "Unity crisis spawns flood of books". Montreal Gazette, January 8, 1992.
3. "Cite Libre division on display". Montreal Gazette, March 26, 1996.
4. "Biography of Trudeau's youth wins Shaughnessy Cohen prize". CBC News, February 28, 2007.
5. "Max Nemni". Toronto Star. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.