Janine Massard (born November 13, 1939) is a

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writer from the

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. She was born in Rolle and began studies in literature at

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, leaving after three semesters. From 2002 to 2009, she was president of the Association Films Plans-Fixes. She married Maurice Ehinger; he died in 1994. From 1965 to 1969, she was a member of the Swiss Party of Labour, known as Parti ouvrier et populaire (POP) in Vaud. Massard received the Prix culturels vaudois for literature in 2007.

Selected works

Source: * ''La petite monnaie des jours'', novel (partly autobiographical) (1985), received the in 1986 * ''Terre noire d'usine'', non-fiction * ''Trois mariages'', non-fiction, won the Prix des Ecrivains vaudois * ''Ce qui reste de Katharina'', novel, received the Prix de la Bibliothèque pour Tous in 1998 * ''Comme si je n'avais pas traversé l'été'', novel, received the in 2002 * ''Un Jardin face à la France'', novel (2006) * ''Childéric et Cathy sont dans un bateau'', stories (2010) * ''Gens du Lac'', novel

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