Perrine Leblanc (born 1980 in Montreal)[1] is a Canadian writer from Quebec. Her debut novel L'homme blanc, published in 2010, won the 2010 Grand prix du livre de Montréal,[2] the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2011 Governor General's Awards,[3] and the 2011 edition of Le Combat des livres.[4]
Perrine Leblanc | |
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 Perrine Leblanc, Canadian writer from Quebec. | |
| Born | 1980 Montreal, Quebec |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2010s-present |
| Notable works | L'homme blanc |
| Website | |
| perrineleblanc | |
Leblanc studied at the Université Laval and the Université de Montréal, and worked as an editor with Éditions Leméac in Montreal before publishing L'homme blanc.[2] Following the novel's commercial and award success, a revised edition was published in France in 2011 under the title Kolia.[2]
Her second novel, Malabourg, was published in 2014.[5]
English translations
editKolia, 2013, House of Anansi Press.
The Lake, 2015, House of Anansi Press.
References
edit- ^ "Naissance d'une écrivaine". Le Devoir, November 6, 2010.
- ^ a b c "De but en blanche". Voir, April 14, 2011.
- ^ "Perrine Leblanc parmi les lauréats des prix littéraires du gouverneur général". Radio-Canada, November 15, 2011.
- ^ «L'homme blanc» de Perrine Leblanc remporte le Combat des livres. La Nouvelle Union, March 23, 2011.
- ^ "Perrine Leblanc, parfums de femmes". Le Devoir, March 29, 2014.
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