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Jovette Bernier

ジョヴェット・ベルニエ

Jovette Bernier

Aliases: Marie-Angèle Alice Bernier / Jovette-Alice Bernier

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1900-11-27 (Saint-Fabien, Quebec)
Died
1981-12-04 (Longueuil, Quebec) age 81
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
French
Residence History
Quebec

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist
Active Years
1923-1981
Affiliations
L'Événement, La Tribune, L'Illustration, CKAC

Education

Normal School in Rimouski
Teacher training
Country: Canada
Attended Normal School in Rimouski

Awards

Lieutenant-Governor's medal
1929
Work: Tout n'est pas dit
Result: 受賞
Prix du Cercle du livre de France
1969
Work: Non Monsieur
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Roulades

1924 Poetry collection

Poetry collection

Comme l'oiseau

1926 Poetry collection

Poetry collection

Tout n'est pas dit

1929 Poetry collection

Poetry collection. Won Lieutenant-Governor's medal

les Masques déchirés

1932 Poetry collection

Poetry collection

Mon deuil en rouge

1945 Poetry collection

Poetry collection

La chair décevante

1931 Novel

Scandalously sensual novel about Didi, a young single mother, appreciating a man's body frankly.

SensualityWomen's liberation

Non Monsieur

1969 Novel

Novel about Puce, a teacher in love with a Metis man, rebelling against family.

RebellionLove

Bibliography

  • Roulades (1924)
  • Comme l'oiseau (1926)
  • Tout n'est pas dit (1929)
  • les Masques déchirés (1932)
  • Mon deuil en rouge (1945)
  • La chair décevante (1931)
  • Non Monsieur (1969)

Legacy

Prominent Quebec writer and journalist. Streets named after her; literary prize established in her honor.

In Popular Culture

  • Rue Jovette-Bernier in Sherbrooke, Montreal, Quebec City
  • Prix Jovette-Bernier literary prize created