Karoline Georges Explained
| Birth Date: | 1970 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation: | Novelist, artist |
| Period: | 2000s–present |
| Notableworks: | De synthèse |
Karoline Georges (born 22 June 1970)[1] is a Canadian writer and multidisciplinary artist from Quebec,[2] whose novel De synthèse won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards.[3]
She studied art and film at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, and art history at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Her debut novel, La Mue de l'hermaphrodite, was published in 2001, and she has since published novels, short stories, poetry and children's literature.[4]
De synthèse won the Prix Jacques-Brossard in 2018.[5] It was selected for the 2019 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it was defended by broadcaster Manal Drissi.[6]
Works
Novels
- La Mue de l'hermaphrodite, 2001
- Ataraxie, 2004
- Sous béton, 2011 (English translation Under the Stone, 2016)
- De synthèse, 2017 (English translation The Imago Stage, 2020)
Short stories
- Variations endogènes, 2014
Children's literature
- L'Itinérante qui venait du Nord, 2003
Poetry
Notes and References
- Web site: SFE: Georges, Karoline .
- http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/livres/entrevues/201712/05/01-5146007-karoline-georges-le-culte-absolu-de-limage.php "Karoline Georges: le culte absolu de l'image"
- https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/540163/litterature-zoom-sur-les-prix-du-gouverneur-general-2018 "Zoom sur les prix du Gouverneur général 2018"
- https://www.ledevoir.com/lire/330625/karoline-georges-forcement-sublime "Karoline Georges - Forcément sublime"
- https://www.ledevoir.com/lire/527004/le-prix-jacques-brossard-remis-a-karoline-georges "Le prix Jacques-Brossard remis à Karoline Georges"
- https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1162425/combat-livres-2019-cinq-combattants-national-canada "5 combattants dans le ring du Combat national des livres"
