Christiane Frenette Explained

Christiane Frenette (born November 18, 1954) is a Quebec educator and writer.

The daughter of Pierrette Duchesne and Claude Frenette, she was born in Quebec City and received a master's degree in Quebec literature from the Université Laval. Frenette taught literature at the Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon.^[1]

Her collection of poetry Indigo nuit received the Prix Octave-Crémazie in 1986. She was awarded the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction for La Terre ferme in 1998;^[1] that novel was translated into English as Terra Firma by Sheila Fischman in 1999.^[2]

Selected works

• Cérémonie mémoire, poetry (1988), finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry^[3]
• Le ciel s'arrête quelque part, poetry (1991)
• Après la nuit rouge (2006), finalist for a Governor General's Literary Award;^[4] translated into English by Sheila Fischman as After the Red Night^[3] and was nominated for a ReLit Award^[5]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Frenette, Christiane . Infocentre littéraire des écrivains . fr.
2. Encyclopedia: Frenette, Christiane. Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada . 399 . New, William H . 2002 . 0-8020-0761-9 .
3. Web site: Frenette, Christiane . Cormorant Books .
4. Web site: The Canada Council for the Arts Announces Finalists for the 2005 Governor General's Literary Awards . October 17, 2005 . Marketwired.
5. News: Shortlists announced for ReLit Awards . National Post . August 31, 2010.