Marie José Thériault (born March 21, 1945) is a Quebec writer, performer and translator.

Early years

The daughter of

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and Michelle (Germaine) Blanchet, she was born in Montreal. She had an interest in learning other languages from a young age, learning to speak Italian at the age of eight. She also studied ballet with Madame

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. During stays in Europe with her family, she pursued further studies of languages and various forms of dance. In 1963, she began a career as a flamenco dancer. In 1968, she also began singing professionally, going on to perform on radio and television and also producing a number of recordings.

Writing career

During the 1970s, Thériault began contributing to publications such as ''Lettres québécoises'' and '' Le Devoir''. She worked as an editor for various magazines including ''XYZ'', ''Vice & Versa'' and ''Liberté''. She also worked as a translator and as a literary commentator on radio. In 1987, she founded the publishing house Les Éditions Sans Nom, which mainly produces artist's books. Her poetry collection ''Invariance'', published in 1980, received the Canada-Switzerland Literary Prize. Her novel ''Les Demoiselles de Numidie'' (1984) was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction. In 1993, she received the

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for her translation ''L'Oeuvre du Gallois'' (''Wales' Work'' by Robert Walshe) in 1993 and for ''Arracher les montagnes'' (''Digging the Mountains'' by Neil Bissoondath) in 1997. In 1996, she received the Prix Les Mots d'or, awarded by the APFA (Action pour promouvoir le français des affaires), for her translation of ''Clicking'' by

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Family life

She is the sister of Michel Thériault, an internationally renowned authority on canon law.

References

External links

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Fonds Marie José Thériault (R8065)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Theriault, Marie Jose 1945 births Living people Canadian novelists in French Canadian poets in French Canadian women novelists Canadian women poets 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian poets 20th-century Canadian translators 20th-century Canadian women writers Writers from Montreal Governor General's Award-winning translators Canadian women non-fiction writers