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 |
Monique Corriveau (September 6, 1927 – June 29, 1976) was an award-winnig Canadian writer living in Quebec. She mainly published books for young people.[1]
The daughter of , 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.[2]
She received a number of awards for her work including:
- the prize of the for in 1958 and for Les Jardiniers du hibou in 1960
- the 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 in 1971
- the 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[]
- (1966)
- (1969)
- (1974)
- (1975)
- (1975)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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).
- 1927 births
- 1976 deaths
- Canadian women children's writers
- 20th-century Canadian women writers
- Writers from Quebec City
- Canadian children's writers in French