Maryse Andraos Explained

Maryse Andraos (born 1988) is a Canadian writer from Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec,^[1] whose debut novel Sans refuge was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2022 Governor General's Awards.^[2]

The daughter of an Egyptian father and a québécoise mother, she was educated at the Université du Québec à Montréal.^[3] The novel is an expansion of her earlier short story of the same name,^[4] which was the winner of Ici Radio-Canada's annual short story prize in 2018.^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://www.versants.com/montarvilloise-maryse-andraos-gagne-prix-de-nouvelle-radio-canada-2018/ "La Montarvilloise Maryse Andraos gagne le Prix de la nouvelle Radio-Canada 2018"
2. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1924084/prix-litteraires-gouverneur-general-dominique-fortier-alain-farah-larry-tremblay-charlotte-biron "Prix du Gouverneur général : Dominique Fortier et Larry Tremblay parmi les finalistes"
3. Monique Roy, "Sans refuge, un livre de Maryse Andraos : la vie mode d'emploi". Châtelaine, May 25, 2021.
4. https://lactualite.com/culture/ce-qui-se-cache-derriere-sans-refuge/ "Ce qui se cache derrière Sans refuge"