- Québécois intellectual, he was editor of 'Liberté' review and wrote many novels which reflected his implication in the Révolution tranquille and in the fight for Québec independence. He was the first author to refuse the Governor General's award for political reasons for 'Trou de mémoire ' He is the father of Emmanuel Aquin.
- His novel Prochain Épisode, titled Next Episode in the translation by Sheila Fischman, won the CBC Canada reads prize in 2003. One of the main buildings at Montréal's UQÀM university bears his name.
- Cousin of François Aquin.
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