John Glassco Translation Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2017) Winner
Catherine Leroux
カトリーヌ・ルルー
Katorīnu Rurū
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1979-01-01 （Rosemère, Quebec, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Rosemère, Quebec → Toronto
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, journalist, translator
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Nominations
- Prix des libraires du Québec 2012 finalist (La marche en forêt), Grand prix du livre de Montréal 2013 finalist (Le mur mitoyen), Scotiabank Giller Prize 2016 shortlist (The Party Wall), Governor General's Award 2018 shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University (unspecified) | — | Philosophy | 学士 | — | Canada |
University (unspecified)
Philosophy
Degree:
学士
Country:
Canada
Graduated with a degree in philosophy (citation needed)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Prix littéraire France-Québec | Le mur mitoyen | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | Prix Adrienne-Choquette | Madame Victoria | — | — | winner |
| 2019 | Governor General's Literary Award for English-to-French translation | Nous qui n'étions rien | — | Governor General of Canada | winner |
| 2024 | Canada Reads | The Future | — | CBC | winner |
Prix littéraire France-Québec
2014
Work:
Le mur mitoyen
Result:
winner
Prix Adrienne-Choquette
2016
Work:
Madame Victoria
Result:
winner
Governor General's Literary Award for English-to-French translation
2019
Work:
Nous qui n'étions rien
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
winner
Canada Reads
2024
Work:
The Future
Organization:
CBC
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
La marche en forêt
2011 novelHer first novel.
Le mur mitoyen
2013 novelNovel about a party wall.
Translations
- The Party Wall (English, trans. Lazer Lederhendler)
Madame Victoria
2015 short story collectionShort story collection.
Translations
- Madame Victoria (English, trans. Lazer Lederhendler, 2018)
The Future
2020 novelAlternate history novel set in a French-controlled Detroit called Fort Détroit.
alternate historyidentity
Translations by Author
- Le saint patron des merveilles (trans. of Fabrizio's Return by Mark Frutkin)
- Nous qui n'étions rien (trans. of Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien)
Legacy
Prominent French-Canadian novelist and translator.