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Louise Simard (writer)
Louise Simard (born 1950) is a Quebec writer. She was born in Montreal and grew up in Mont-Laurier, Quebec. As of 2010, she was living in Stoke, Quebec, Stoke in the Eastern Townships. Simard earned a master's degree and Doctorate in French studies from the Université de Sherbrooke. In 1992, her book ''La très noble demoiselle'' was nominated for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction. She was awarded the Prix Alfred-Desrochers in 1995 for the novel ''Laure Conan, la romancière aux rubans'', the Prix Jean-Hamelin in 1996 for ''Le médaillon dérobé'' and the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault in 2001 for her novel ''Thana, La fille-rivière''. Published books * ''La très noble demoiselle'', 1992 * ''Laure Conan: La Romanciere aux Rubans'', 1995 * ''La Route de Parramatta'', 1998 * ''Thana: La fille-rivière'', 2000 * ''Thana'', 2002 * ''Thana: Les vents de Grand'Anse'', 2004 * ''La Promesse'', 2004 * ''Où sont allés les engoulevents ?'', 2005 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
