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'', October 29, 2012. a

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writer from

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. She is most noted for her 1997 short story collection ''Cet imperceptible mouvement'', which won the

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at the

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, and her 1998 novel ''L'Enfant migrateur''.

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, ed. ''Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada.'' Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002: 1347. .

Biography

Born in

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, Charbonneau-Tissot studied French literature at the

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and creative writing at

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. A teacher at Cégep Garneau in the 1970s, she wrote frequently for the literary journal ''La Barre du jour'' and the lifestyle magazine ''

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''. Over the course of her career, she published novels, short stories and a work of children's literature. In addition to her Governor General's Award win for ''Cet imperceptible mouvement'', Jill Cairns won the

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in 1999 for its English translation, ''The Indiscernible Movement''. She was diagnosed with

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in 2005, and her writing slowed down considerably after the publication of her 2006 novel ''Chrysalide''. Her final volume of short stories, ''Éclats de lieux'', was published in 2012 just a few weeks before her death. She died on October 25, 2012, in

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Works

* ''Contes pour hydrocéphales adultes'' (1974, short stories) * ''La Contrainte'' (1976, short stories) * ''Les Petites Boîtes'' (1983, children's literature) * ''L'Assembleur'' (1985, novel) * ''Banc de brume'', ou ''Les Aventures de la petite fille que l'on croyait partie avec l'eau du bain'' (1987, short stories) * ''La Chaise au fond de l'œil'' (1997, novel) * ''Cet imperceptible mouvement'' (1997, short stories) * ''L'Enfant migrateur'' (1998, novel) * ''L'Homme au complet'' (1999, novel) * ''Quelqu'un'' (2002, novel) * ''Chrysalide'' (2006, novel) * ''Éclats de lieux'' (2012, short stories)

References

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