Nicole Houde Explained

Nicole Houde (November 1, 1945 – February 2, 2016) was a Quebec writer.^{[1] [2]}

The daughter of Thérèse Simard and Roland Houde, she was born in Saint-Fulgence and studied education at the École normale Bon-Pasteur and anthropology at the Université de Montréal. Her short stories have been published in various periodicals including Moebius, Arcade and Un Lac, un Fjord.^[3] Her first novel La malentendue, published in 1983, received the Prix des Jeunes Écrivains of the Journal de Montréal.^[1]

Selected works

• La Maison du remous (1986), received the Prix Hervé-Foulon in 2013^[4]
• L'Enfant de la batture (1989), received the Prix Air Canada and was a finalist for the Molson Prize
• Lettres à cher Alain (1990)
• Les Inconnus du jardin, novel (1991), was a finalist for the Molson Prize
• Les Oiseaux de Saint-John Perse (1994), received the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction
• La chanson de Violetta (1998)
• Je pense à toi (2008)

Source for works:^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire des écrivains et des écrivaines du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean . Réseau Biblio du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean . fr.
2. Web site: Décès de Nicole Houde . 4 February 2016 . Revue Les libraires . fr . 2017-11-20.
3. Encyclopedia: Houde, Nicole. Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada . 511 . New, William H . 2002 . 0-8020-0761-9 .
4. News: Le Prix Hervé-Foulon du livre oublié . . March 27, 2013 . fr.