Monique LaRue

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Monique LaRue

Monique LaRue (born April 3, 1948) is a Quebec writer. [1]

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Biography

The daughter of Therese Cloutier and Jean-Paul LaRue, [2] she was born in Longueuil and was educated in Montreal at the Collège Jésus-Marie, the Collège Marie-de-France and the Université de Montréal, and at the École des hautes études in Paris. [1] She has taught literature and French at the Cégep Édouard-Montpetit for more than 30 years. LaRue is a member of the Académie des lettres du Québec. She has sat on juries for various literary prizes, including the Prix Émile-Nelligan, the Prix Athanase-David, the Governor General's Literary Awards and the Grand prix littéraire de la ville de Montréal (serving as chair for three years). [3]

LaRue published her first novel La Cohorte fictive in 1979. [2] She has written literary commentary for Spirale and other publications. [3]

Selected works [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "La Rue, Monique". The Canadian Encyclopedia .
  2. 1 2 New, William H, ed. (2002). "LaRue, Monique". Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. p. 631. ISBN   0-8020-0761-9.
  3. 1 2 3 "LaRue, Monique" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
  4. "Monique LaRue reçoit le premier prix Jacques-Cartier du roman de langue française". Le Devoir . December 10, 2009.