Christiane Frenette

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Christiane Frenette (born November 18, 1954) is a Quebec educator and writer. [1]

The daughter of Pierrette Duchesne and Claude Frenette, she was born in Quebec City [2] and received a master's degree in Quebec literature from the Université Laval. Frenette taught literature at the Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon. [1]

Her collection of poetry Indigo nuit received the Prix Octave-Crémazie in 1986. She was awarded the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction for La Terre ferme in 1998; [1] that novel was translated into English as Terra Firma by Sheila Fischman in 1999. [2]

Selected works

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Frenette, Christiane" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
  2. 1 2 New, William H, ed. (2002). "Frenette, Christiane". Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. p. 399. ISBN   0-8020-0761-9.
  3. 1 2 "Frenette, Christiane". Cormorant Books.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "The Canada Council for the Arts Announces Finalists for the 2005 Governor General's Literary Awards". Marketwired. October 17, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Shortlists announced for ReLit Awards". National Post. August 31, 2010.
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