Marie-Pier Lafontaine is a Canadian writer. She is most noted for her 2019 novel ''Chienne'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the

Governor General's Award for French-language fiction The Governor General's Award for French-language fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a fiction book written in French. It is one of fourteen Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit, seven each ...

at the

2020 Governor General's Awards The shortlisted nominees for the 2020 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on May 4, 2021, and the winners were announced on June 1.Prix Sade The prix Sade is a French literary prize created in 2001, sometimes called the Sade Prize in English, as an homage to the marquis de Sade. History Founded by Lionel Aracil and Frédéric Beigbeder, it is awarded by a jury as a "meeting of auth ...

in 2020.Isabelle Beaulieu
"Marie-Pier Lafontaine reçoit le prix Sade 2020"
''Les Libraires'', October 5, 2020.

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