Ginette Anfousse (born May 27, 1944) is a

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writer and illustrator of children's books.

Life

She was born in

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and was educated at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal. She also studied engraving at the Atelier Graff in Montreal and the Atelier de l'Île in Val-David. Anfousse worked as a visual designer for Radio Canada from 1968 to 1970 and for Radio Quebec from 1970 to 1975. In 1978, she founded her own design company. Her first stories ''Mon Ami Pichou'' and ''La Cachette'' were published in 1976. She has also contributed to the magazines ''Perspectives'', ''Lurelu'' and ''Livre d'ici''. Anfousse has received the Children's Literature prize from the Canada Council twice: for ''La Chicane'' and ''La Varicelle'' (1979) and ''Un Loup pour Rose'' and ''Une Nuit au pays des malices'' (1983). In 1987, she was awarded the Prix Fleury-Mesplet for her work. Many of her books have been translated into

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; some have been translated into Italian, German, Spanish and Chinese.

Selected works

* ''La Chicane'' (1979), included on the Honour List of the

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* ''Le Savon'' (1980) * ''L'Hiver ou le Bonhomme Sept-heures'' (1980) * '' Les Catastrophes de Rosalie'' (1987), received the Prix Québec-Wallonie-Bruxelles, finalist for the Governor General's Awards in 1987 * ''Rosalie s'en va-t-en guerre'' (1989), received the

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* ''Un Terrible secret'' (1991), finalist for the Governor General's Awards in 1991 * ''Rosalie à la belle étoile'' (1998)

References

External links

* * Archives of Ginette Anfouss
(Fonds Ginette Anfousse, R11698)
are held at

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1944 births Living people Artists from Montreal Canadian children's writers in French Canadian children's book illustrators Canadian women artists Canadian women children's writers École des beaux-arts de Montréal alumni Writers from Montreal French Quebecers 20th-century Canadian women writers {{DEFAULTSORT:Anfousse, Ginette