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]
Monique Corriveau | |
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| Born | Monique Chouinard September 6, 1927 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | June 29, 1976 (aged 48) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | youth fiction |
The daughter of François-Xavier Chouinard, 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:
- the prize of the Association canadienne d'éducation de langue française for Le Secret de Vanille in 1958 and for Les Jardiniers du hibou in 1960
- the Prix David from Quebec for Le Wapiti in 1964 and for Le Maitre de Messire in 1966
- the Book of the Year for Children Award from the Canadian Library Association for Le Wapiti in 1966
- the Prix Michelle-Le Normand in 1971
- the Prix Alvine-Bélisle in 1976 (posthumously)[1]
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 edit
- La Petite Fille du printemps (1966)
- Le Wapiti (1968)
- Le Témoin (1969)
- Le Garçon au cerf-volant (1974)
- Les Saisons de la mer (1975)
- Patrick et Sophie en fusée (1975)
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lalonde, Pierre-Armand (October 9, 2013). "Ouverture officielle de la nouvelle bibliothèque Monique-Corriveau". Quebec Urbain (in French).