Hélène Monette

Hélène Monette (June 11, 1960 – June 25, 2015) was a Quebec writer.[1][2]

The youngest daughter of André Monette and Rita Roquebrune, she was born in Saint-Philippe-de-Laprairie[3] and was educated at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe, at the Université du Québec à Montréal and at Concordia University.[1] Monette was co-founder of the magazine Ciel variable, later CV Photo.[4] She has performed her poems on stage accompanied by musicians and appeared in festivals in Quebec, France, Mexico and Portugal. She has also taken part in recorded poetry such as La vache enragée directed by Mitsiko Miller and Wired on words-Millenium Cabaret directed by Ian Ferrier. She has read poetry on Radio Canada and performed in the films Seul dans mon putain d'univers and Les Mots dits. Her poems have appeared in the literary magazines Moebius, Arcade and Le Sabord.[1]

Her poetry collection Lettres insolites (1991) was nominated for the Prix Émile-Nelligan.[1]

Selected works[1]
  • Montréal brûle-t-elle?, poetry (1987)
  • Crimes et Chatouillements, collected stories (1992)
  • Le goudron et les plumes, novel (1993), received the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal
  • Kyrie eleison, poetry (1994)
  • Plaisirs et paysages kitsch, stories and poems (1997), nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award
  • Le blanc des yeux, poetry (1999)
  • Le jardin de la nuit, stories and poems (2001)
  • Thérèse pour joie et orchestre (2009), received the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry[5]
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References
  1. "Monette, Hélène" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
  2. "Décès de l'auteure Hélène Monette" (in French). La Presse. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. New, William H, ed. (2002). Monette, Hélène. p. 748. ISBN 0-8020-0761-9. Unknown parameter |encyclopedia= ignored (help)
  4. "Monette, Hélène". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  5. "Winners of 2009 Governor Generals Literary Awards announced by the Canada Council for the Arts". September 17, 2009.
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