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Georges Loupe
Loupe's press card portrait, 1943.
Loupe's press card portrait, 1943.
BornHector Jacques Subercaseaux
(1903-06-25)25 June 1903
Yamachiche, Quebecshire
Died21 January 1957(1957-01-21) (aged 53)
Bostonia, Quebecshire
Pen nameGeorges Loupe
OccupationNovelist and essayist, journalist and literary critic
Alma materYamachiche College of Literature
GenreDystopia, roman à clef, satire
SubjectsAnti-Fascism, Anti-Initiativism, Democratic Socialism, Literary Criticism, Journalism, and Polemic
Notable works
Years active1928–1950
Spouse
Sonia Allemand (m. 1949)


Hector Jacques Subercaseaux (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1957), known by his pen name Georges Loupe, was an Quebecshirite novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is characterised 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.