Jeanne-Mance Delisle Explained

Jeanne-Mance Delisle (born June 24, 1941; some sources say 1939) is a Quebec writer.The daughter of Rollande Fiset and Sebastien Delisle,^[1] she was born in Barraute and grew up in the Abitibi region of Quebec.^[2] She was a member of Théâtre de Coppe and the Centre dramatique de Rouyn.^[3] Her first play Un "reel" ben beau, ben triste was awarded the Prix littéraire Abitibi-Témiscamingue. She received the Governor General's Award for French-language drama in 1987 for Un oiseau vivant dans la gueule; the play was later translated into English as A live bird in its jaws. Delisle has written for both the theatre and television.^[4]

Selected works

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• Un rire oublié, play (1979)
• Le Mémoire d'or, play (1980)
• Nouvelles d'Abitibi, stories (1991), received the Grand Prix de la prose from the Journal de Montréal
• La bête rouge, novel (1996)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Laberge, Marie. Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada . 283 . New, William H . 2002 . 0-8020-0761-9 .
2. Book: Reboul, Yves . La nouvelle québécoise contemporaine . 56 . Mottet, Philippe . Vignes-Mottet, Sylvie . 2005 . Presses Univ. du Mirail . 2858167982 . fr.
3. Encyclopedia: Delisle, Jeanne-Mance . Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.
4. Web site: Delisle, Jeanne-Mance . Infocentre littéraire des écrivains . fr.