Catherine Leroux
| Catherine Leroux | |
|---|---|
 Catherine Leroux at the Salon du livre de Paris in 2014. | |
| Born | Rosemère, Quebec |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2010s–present |
| Notable works | Le mur mitoyen, Madame Victoria |
| Notable awards |
Prix littéraire France-Québec (2014) Prix Adrienne-Choquette (2016) |
Catherine Leroux (born 1979 in Rosemère, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist who writes usually in French.
Life
Leroux was born in Quebec in 1979 and she took philosophy as her degree. She was the Toronto correspondent of Radio Canada.[1] She is a shortlisted nominee for the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize for The Party Wall, a translation by Lazer Lederhendler of her 2013 novel Le mur mitoyen.[2]
Leroux's first novel, La marche en forêt, was published in 2011[3] and was a finalist for the 2012 Prix des libraires du Québec. Le mur mitoyen followed in 2013,[4] and was a finalist for the 2013 Grand prix du livre de Montréal and won the Prix littéraire France-Québec in 2014.[5]
She published the short story collection Madame Victoria in 2015.[6] The book won the Prix Adrienne-Choquette in 2016.[7]
References
- ↑ Catherine Leroux (10 May 2016). The Party Wall. Biblioasis. pp. 247–. ISBN 978-1-77196-077-9.
- ↑ "Emma Donoghue, Madeleine Thien make Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist". CBC Books, September 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Ambitieux premier roman pour Catherine Leroux". La Presse, March 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Catherine Leroux : au fond des choses". La Presse, September 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Catherine Leroux remporte le prix France-Québec 2014". Ici Radio-Canada, October 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Madame Victoria: l’effacée". Le Devoir, September 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Catherine Leroux remporte le Prix Adrienne-Choquette". Les Libraires, April 14, 2016.