Jeanne-Mance Delisle (born June 24, 1941; some sources say 1939) is a

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writer. The daughter of Rollande Fiset and Sebastien Delisle, she was born in Barraute and grew up in the Abitibi region of Quebec. She was a member of Théâtre de Coppe and the Centre dramatique de Rouyn. Her first play ''Un "reel" ben beau, ben triste'' was awarded the Prix littéraire Abitibi-Témiscamingue. She received the

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in 1987 for ''Un oiseau vivant dans la gueule''; the play was later translated into English as ''A live bird in its jaws''. Delisle has written for both the theatre and television.

Selected works

* ''Un rire oublié'', play (1979) * ''Le Mémoire d'or'', play (1980) * ''Nouvelles d'Abitibi'', stories (1991), received the Grand Prix de la prose from the

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* ''La bête rouge'', novel (1996)

References

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