Marie Moser

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Marie Moser (born 1948) is a Canadian novelist and short-story writer residing in Edmonton, Alberta. [1]

Moser is best known for her 1987 novel Counterpoint, which won her the eighth New Alberta Novel Competition in 1986, [2] and a prize of $4,000 given by Alberta Culture and Irwin Publishers. [3] Although it was originally published in English (Irwin, 1987), it has since been published in two editions in the French language (under the title Courtepointe) (Éditions Québec/Amérique, 1991 and Edition du Club Québec loisirs, 1991). Counterpoint is a story of three generations of French Canadian women and the manner in which their lives interweave in imperceptible and yet intrinsic ways. [2] Despite winning an award, Counterpoint also received a negative review in the Toronto Star , which said that Moser's first novel lacked "narrative skill". [4]

Moser's short stories have been published in a wide array of collections, magazines, and compendiums, and some have been broadcast on the radio.

Biography

Moser was born in 1948, [2] and was raised in Edmonton. She studied chemistry and Canadian history and is an alumnus of the University of Alberta (B.Sc., B.A. and M.A.). [1] She also studied creative writing under Marian Engel and Rudy Wiebe, both notable Alberta writers. She is married (Jerry) and has four children.

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References

  1. 1 2 Marcotte, Nancy (1990). Ordinary People in Canada's Past. Arnold Publishers. p. 226. ISBN   0-919913-28-8.
  2. 1 2 3 Melnyk, George (1999). The Literary History of Alberta: From the end of the war to the end of the century . University of Alberta. p.  37. ISBN   0-88864-324-1. Marie Moser Counterpoint.
  3. ↑ "Author Nets $4,000 for winning novel". Calgary Herald . Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  4. ↑ Helwig, Maggie (1987-06-20). "Unkind but true: Little skill in first novel Counterpoint by Marie Moser". Toronto Star . Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-18.


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