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Monique Corriveau

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Monique Corriveau
BornMonique Chouinard
(1927-09-06)September 6, 1927
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
DiedJune 29, 1976(1976-06-29) (aged 48)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Genreyouth fiction

Monique Corriveau (September 6, 1927 – June 29, 1976) was an award-winning Canadian writer living in Quebec. She mainly published books for young people.[1]

The daughter of François-Xavier Chouinard [fr], a lawyer, and Bernadette Rouillard, she was born Monique Chouinard in Quebec City. Her sister Suzanne Martel was also a writer. She studied with the Ursulines of Quebec, at St. Joseph's College in Toronto and at the Université Laval.[1]

Corriveau began writing science fiction during the 1970s. Her Compagnon du soleil trilogy is considered by some to be her best work in this genre.[2]

In 1951, she married Bernard Corriveau, a notary; the couple had ten children, including animator and artist Thomas Corriveau.[2]

She received a number of awards for her work including:

Corriveau died of cancer in Quebec City at the age of 48.[2]

A library named after her was established in Sainte-Foy, now part of Quebec City.[3]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Le Témoin, roman de Monique CORRIVEAU (née Chouinard". Dictionnaire des oeuvres littéraires du Québe (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Corriveau, Monique 1927–1976". Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. encyclopedia.com.
  3. ^ Lalonde, Pierre-Armand (October 9, 2013). "Ouverture officielle de la nouvelle bibliothèque Monique-Corriveau". Quebec Urbain (in French).