Christiane Duchesne
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Christiane Duchesne | |
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 Christiane Duchesne (2018) | |
| Born | August 12, 1949 Montreal,Quebec |
| Occupation | Researcher, educator, illustrator, translator and writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Université de Montréal |
Christiane Duchesne(born August 12, 1949) is aQuebecresearcher, educator, illustrator, translator and writer.[1]
Biography
[edit]She was born inMontrealand was educated at the Collège Jésus-Marie d'Outremont, at theCollège Jean-de-Brébeufand at theUniversité de Montréalwhere she studied industrial design. From 1990 to 1993, she was a researcher for several audio-visual production companies. She also was editor in chief for the magazineDécormag,an associate editor for the Courte Échelle publishing company and director of theKid Quidcollection of theQuébec Amériquepublishing house. Duchesne has served on the board of directors for the Salon du livre de Montréal.[1]
She wrote a number of scripts forRadio Canada,including an adaptation ofAlice au pays des merveilleswhich received theSlovakPrix Court Métrage in 1998. In 1996, Duchesne was one of the finalists for theInternational Board on Books for Young People'sHans Christian Andersen Awardfor her body of work.[1]
Selected works
[edit]- La Vraie histoire du chien de Clara Vic,youth novel (1990), received theGovernor General's Award for French-language children's literatureand thePrix Alvine-Bélisle
- Bibitsa, ou, L'étrange voyage de Clara Vic,youth novel (1991), received theMr. Christie's Book Awardand the Prix d'excellence des Consommateurs
- Victor,youth novel (1992), received the Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature
- La 42e soeur de Bébert,youth novel (1993), received theMr. Christie's Book Award
- La bergère de chevaux,youth novel (1995), received the Mr. Christie's Book Award and thePrix Québec/Wallonie-Bruxelles
- L'homme des silences,novel (1999), received thePrix France-Québecand thePrix Ringuetfrom theAcadémie des lettres du Québec;it was also nominated for theGovernor General's Award for French-language fiction
- Jomusch et le troll des cuisines,youth novel (2001), received the Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature
- La vengeance d'Adeline Parot(2009), received the Prix Alvine-Bélisle
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Duchesne, Christiane"(in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
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- 1949 births
- Living people
- Canadian novelists in French
- Governor General's Award-winning fiction writers
- Governor General's Award-winning children's writers
- Université de Montréal alumni
- Canadian women novelists
- Canadian illustrators
- Canadian women illustrators
- Canadian women children's writers
- 20th-century Canadian novelists
- 20th-century Canadian women writers
- 20th-century Canadian translators
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- 21st-century Canadian translators
- Writers from Montreal
- Canadian women non-fiction writers
- Canadian children's writers in French