Marie-Francine Hébert (born March 24, 1943) is a
Canadian author
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Quebec
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Born in ]Montreal
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, she writes mainly for younger audiences. In a poll by , she was one of the five best-loved authors in Quebec. Besides books, Hébert also writes for the stage and for television.Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
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as a candidate for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
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Selected works[ ]
Youth literature
* ''Venir au monde'' (1987), received the , translated into English, German, Italian, Spanish
* ''Le cœur en bataille'' (1990)
* ''Je t'aime, je te hais'' (1991)
* ''Sauve qui peut l'amour'' (1992)
* ''Décroche-moi la lune'' (2001), received the Mr. Christie's Book Award
The Mr. Christie's Book Awards (french: Prix du livre M. Christie) was a Canadian literary prize awarded by William Mellis Christie, Christie, Brown & Company, a division of Nabisco. The awards were discontinued in 2004. The awards were generally ...
* ''Mon rayon de soleil'' (2002), received the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the Prix Alvine-Bélisle
* ''Nul poisson où aller'' (2002), received the Prix Alvine-Bélisle and the
* ''Le ciel tombe à côté'' (2003), received the Mr. Christie's Book Award
Theatre
* ''Cé tellement cute des enfants'' (1980)
* ''Oui ou Non'' (1988), was a finalist for a Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit in 1988
Television
* ''Iniminimagimo
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Script writers for the series included Linda Wilscam, Marie-Franci ...
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* ''Les quatre saisons dans la vie de Ludovic''
References
External links
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1943 births
Living people
Canadian children's writers in French
Writers from Montreal
Canadian women dramatists and playwrights
Canadian women screenwriters
Canadian dramatists and playwrights in French
20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Canadian women writers
Canadian women children's writers
Screenwriters from Quebec