Pascale Quiviger
Pascale Quiviger (born 1969) is a Canadian writer and artist. Raised and educated in Quebec, she is currently based in the United Kingdom, where she writes, paints, teaches visual arts and practices hypnotherapy. Quiviger is married to former British Labour MP Alan Simpson and lives in Nottingham.[1]
Quiviger published her first volume of short stories, Ni sols ni ciels (Instant même),[2] in 2001, and her first novel, Le Cercle parfait, in 2004. Le Cercle parfait won the 2004 Governor General's Award for French Fiction;[3] its English translation by Sheila Fischman, The Perfect Circle, was shortlisted for the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize.[4] She followed this with an essay, Un point de chute, in 2006, and two novels, La Maison des temps rompus in 2008 and Pages à brûler in 2010. She is also the author of an artist book, Below Zero, published in 2005. In 2020, Lazer Lederhendler's English translation of Quiviger's novel If You Hear Me, won the Governor General's Literary Award.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Murphy, Dominic (18 November 2006). "Move over Cameron". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Quiviger, Pascale (2001). "Ni Sols ni Ciels". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Laurin, Danielle (15 May 2015). "Entre la vie et la mort". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Past Giller Prize winners: 2006". CBC. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Here are the winners of the 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards". CBC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
Additional References[edit]
- "ER doctor's debut work wins Giller Prize". CTV. Retrieved 2010-07-03.[dead link]
- "Toews, Dallaire win Governor General's Awards". CBC. 2004-11-17. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- Debby Waldman (April 30, 2010). "Uneven sophomore effort ignores basic writing rule: show,don't tell". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2010-07-03. [dead link]
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