At the end of June, Mr Roy shared news about his health on his Facebook page. He announced that his tumor was progressing rapidly and that he had lost his badly linguistic proficiency.

He stated in his publication that doctors estimated he had about two months to live. “I intend to call for medical assistance in dying at the end of August. I accept this fate as calmly as possible, I’ve been preparing for this for 16 months now. Still, it’s a fucking slap in the face,” he said.

Before his death, he dictated a message to his wife, Marianne Marquis-Gravel, for her to post on social media. He mentioned that he was planning to share one last meal with his partner and children, that he would have one last cup of wine in honor of the life he led, and that he would listen to a song that was dear to his heart lies before he takes his last breath.

In these last few minutes, the children put a hand on my cheek and Marianne snuggled her head against my heart. I hope to be fully conscious, with my eyes wide open so I can take one last look at her and give her a big smile.we can read on the Facebook publication of Mrs. Marquis-Gravel.

Simon Roy taught literature at the Collège Lionel-Groulx, but was first known for his book My Kubrick Red Lifepublished in 2014, and winner of the Prix des Libraires du Québec that year.

His works will follow Owen Hopkins, esquire, Made by someone else and his recent novel, which combines fiction and reality my end of the world, published last May. The latter offers a reflection on fear based on his experience and that of authors Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick and Orson Welles.

His publisher mentions in a press release that his books have sometimes relied on “an obsessive analysis of the film.” The glow by Stanley Kubrick. In particular, he wondered about the possibility of going on living when our lives are marked by tragedy. A theme he conjures up in his latest novel, in which he tackles it dizzying his own death.

There is no doubt that the work he left us, marked by a deep originality, will have forced us to recognize that the stories that inseparably mix reality and lies are the very substance of our lives.wrote the Éditions du Boréal.

His wife Marianne Marquis-Gravel, who recently titled her first novel autographed In the light of our ignoranceOn Facebook, she shared a touching message about her relationship with her lover Simon Roy.

She says Simon Roy’s condition has deteriorated in recent days and he is having trouble standing. He chose to resort to medical assistance when dying in order to remain lucid and conscious. He left our home at 3pm this afternoon, gently and with full acceptance. He had been ready for days but wanted to be there for my birthday. Simon pure and hard, to the last breath. He even cracked jokes up to the last secondshe testified.

In addition to his partner Marianne Marquis-Gravel, Simon Roy is survived by his children Romane and Colin.