Hélène Vachon (born 1947) is a Canadian writer living in

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. She was born in

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, and studied modern French literature at the Université de Paris X and

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Laval University Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxe ...

. She then worked for the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications. Vachon lives on the

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Selected works

Sources: * ''Le sixième arrêt'', children's literature (1995), received the * ''Le plus proche voisin'' (1998), received the * ''Le délire de Somerset'', children's literature (1999), shortlisted for a Governor General's Award * ''Le Piège de l’ombre'', children's literature (2000) * ''L’oiseau de passage'', children's literature (2001), received the

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and a Mr. Christie's Book Award * ''La tête ailleurs'', novel (2002), 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 ...

* ''Singuliers voyageurs'', children's literature (2004) * ''L’Arbre tombé'', children's literature (2007) * ''Mon look d'enfer'', children's literature (2008) * ''La Manière Barrow'', novel (2013)

References

1947 births Living people Governor General's Award–winning children's writers Canadian novelists in French Writers from Quebec City Canadian children's writers in French Canadian women children's writers Canadian women novelists 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian women writers Université Laval alumni Novelists from Quebec {{Quebec-writer-stub