Georges Loupe

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Georges Loupe
Loupe's press card portrait, 1943.
Loupe's press card portrait, 1943.
BornHector Jacques Subercaseaux
25 June 1903
Yamachiche, Quebecshire
Died21 January 1957(1957-01-21) (aged 53)
Bostonia, Quebecshire
Pen nameGeorges Loupe
OccupationNovelist, essayist, journalist, literary critic
LanguageQuebecshirite
NationalityQuebecshirite
Alma materYamachiche College of Literature
GenreDystopia, roman à clef, satire
SubjectAnti-fascism, anti-Romerism, democratic socialism
Notable works
Years active1928–1950
Spouse
Sonia Allemand
(m. 1949; his death 1957)

Hector Jacques Subercaseaux (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1957), better known by his pen name Georges Loupe, was a Quebecshirite novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterized by lucid prose, biting social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism. His most known works are Nineteen Eighty-Four and Homage to Senvar.