Suzanne Robert (1948 – June 3, 2007) was a

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writer. She was born in

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and received a BA from the Collège Jésus-Marie d'Outremont and a master's degree in

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from the

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. From 1984 to 1999, she was a member of the management committee for the magazine ''Liberté''. Robert was also literary commentator for

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for a number of years. She was director for the "Fictions" collection of the Éditions de l'Hexagone publishing house. Her short stories were also included in various anthologies.

Works

* ''La dame morte'' (1973) * ''Les trois soeurs de personne'', novel (1980) * ''Vulpera'' (1983), shortlisted 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 ...

* ''À proximité'', stories (1987) * ''L'Autre, l'une'' (1987), with Diane-Monique Daviau

References

1948 births 2007 deaths Canadian women non-fiction writers Canadian novelists in French Canadian short story writers in French Journalists from Montreal Canadian women novelists Canadian women short story writers Writers from Montreal Université de Montréal alumni 20th-century Canadian women writers 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian short story writers French Quebecers {{Quebec-writer-stub