Ginette Anfousse

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Ginette Anfousse (born May 27, 1944) is a Quebec writer and illustrator of children's books. [1]

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She was born in Montreal and was educated at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal. She also studied engraving at the Atelier Graff in Montreal and the Atelier de l'Île in Val-David. Anfousse worked as a visual designer for Radio Canada from 1968 to 1970 and for Radio Quebec from 1970 to 1975. [2] In 1978, she founded her own design company. [1]

Her first stories Mon Ami Pichou and La Cachette were published in 1976. She has also contributed to the magazines Perspectives, Lurelu and Livre d'ici. [1]

Anfousse has received the Children's Literature prize from the Canada Council twice: for La Chicane and La Varicelle (1979) and Un Loup pour Rose and Une Nuit au pays des malices (1983). In 1987, she was awarded the Prix Fleury-Mesplet for her work. [2]

Many of her books have been translated into English; [1] some have been translated into Italian, German, Spanish and Chinese. [3]

Selected works

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Anfousse, Ginette". L'Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.(in French)
  2. 1 2 "Ginette Anfousse fonds". Library and Archives Canada.
  3. 1 2 "Ginette Anfousse". National Library of Canada.