Lise Tremblay
Encyclopedia
Lise Tremblay is a French Canadian
novelist.
Tremblay was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec
. Her first awards were presented at the Saguenay-Lac. St Jean book festival for her 1990 debut novel
L'hiver de pluie. Her 1999 novel, La danse juive won that year's Governor General's Award
for fiction.
In recent years, she has been teaching literature in Montreal
at Cégep du Vieux Montréal
.
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
novelist.
Tremblay was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Her first awards were presented at the Saguenay-Lac. St Jean book festival for her 1990 debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
L'hiver de pluie. Her 1999 novel, La danse juive won that year's Governor General's Award
Governor General's Award
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields. The first was conceived in 1937 by Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction who created the Governor...
for fiction.
In recent years, she has been teaching literature in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
at Cégep du Vieux Montréal
Cégep du Vieux Montréal
Cégep du Vieux Montréal is a CEGEP located at 255 rue Ontario Est, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
.
Awards and recognition
- 1999: fiction winner, Governor General's AwardGovernor General's AwardThe Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields. The first was conceived in 1937 by Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction who created the Governor...
, La danse juive - 2003: Grand prix du livre de Montréal , La héronnière
- 2004: Prix des libraires du Québec , La héronnière
- 2004: Prix Jean-Hamelin , La héronnière
External links
UNEQ/l'ILE: Lise Tremblay, accessed 22 July 2006- Library and Archives Canada: 1999 Governor General's Award, accessed 22 July 2006