Canadian
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novelist and translator from
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, who won the
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction
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McGill University
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, she published her debut novel ''Du bon usage des étoiles'' in 2008. That book was a shortlisted Governor General's Award finalist at the 2009 Governor General's Awards, and its English translation by
Sheila Fischman
Sheila Leah Fischman (born 1 December 1937) is a Canadian translator who specializes in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature from French to English.
Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she was brought up in Ontario. She hold ...
, ''On the Proper Use of Stars'', was a finalist for the
Governor General's Award for French to English translation
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-to-English translation.
Winners and nominees
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References
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at the
2010 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2010 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 13, and winning titles were announced on November 16.2014 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2014 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 7, 2014,Nicolas Dickner published ''Révolutions'', a collaborative project for which they each wrote a short piece each day for a year based on a word chosen from the French Republican Calendar.
Fortier is also a three-time nominee for the
Governor General's Award for English to French translation
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for English-to-French translation awarded by the Governor-General of Canada.
Winners and nominees
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, garnering two nominations at the
2006 Governor General's Awards
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for her translations of
Mark Abley
Mark Abley (born 13 May 1955) is a Canadian poet, journalist, editor and non-fiction writer. Both his poetry and several non-fiction books express his interest in endangered languages. He has also published numerous magazine articles.
He publishe ...
's ''Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages'' and David Suzuki and
Wayne Grady
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Born in Brisbane, Grady turned professional in 1978.
Professional career
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Margaret Laurence
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's ''The Prophet's Camel Bell''.
In 2020 she received the
Prix Renaudot
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History
The prize was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt. While not officially related to the ...
essay for ''Les villes de papier''''.''
Works
* ''Du bon usage des étoiles'', 2008 (''On the Proper Use of Stars'', McClelland & Stewart, 2009)
* ''Les Larmes de saint Laurent'', 2010 (''Wonder'', McClelland & Stewart, 2014)
* ''La porte du ciel'', 2011
* ''Révolutions'', co-published with Nicolas Dickner, 2014
* ''Au péril de la mer'', 2015 (''The Island of Books'', Coach House Books, 2015)
* ''Les villes de papier'', 2018 (''Paper Houses'', Coach House Books, 2019)
* ''Pour mémoire : petits miracles et cailloux blancs'', co-published with Rafaële Germain, 2019
* ''Les ombres blanches'', 2022
* ''Quand viendra l'aube'', 2022