Prix Athanase-David
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (1991) Winner
Nicole Brossard
ニコール・ブロッサール
Nikōru Burossāru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1943-11-27 （Montreal, Quebec, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada → Outremont, Montreal suburb
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1965-2024
- Affiliations
- L'Intégrale éditrice (founder)
- Nominations
- Amantes (1980 Governor General's Award nomination), Vertige de l'avant-scène (1997 Governor General's Award nomination), Musée de l'os et de l'eau (1999 Governor General's Award nomination)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marguerite Bourgeoys | — | Literature | — | — | Canada |
| Université de Montréal | — | Literature | — | — | Canada |
Collège Marguerite Bourgeoys
Literature
Country:
Canada
High school equivalent
Université de Montréal
Literature
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Governor General's Award for Poetry | Day-Dream Mechanics | Poetry | Government of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Governor General's Award for Poetry | Double Impression | Poetry | Government of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Prix Athanase-David | — | — | Government of Quebec | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Harbourfront Festival Prize | — | — | International Festival of Authors | 受賞 |
| 2019 | America Award in Literature | — | 生涯功労 | — | 受賞 |
Governor General's Award for Poetry
1974
Work:
Day-Dream Mechanics
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award for Poetry
1984
Work:
Double Impression
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受賞
Prix Athanase-David
1991
Organization:
Government of Quebec
Result:
受賞
Harbourfront Festival Prize
1991
Organization:
International Festival of Authors
Result:
受賞
America Award in Literature
2019
Category:
生涯功労
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
America Award in Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
Day-Dream Mechanics
1974 PoetryExperimental poetry collection, winner of Governor General's Award.
FeminismFormalism
Translations
- Translated into English
Bibliography
- Aube à la saison (1965)
- L'écho bouge beau (1968)
- Mécanique jongleuse (1974)
- Double impression (1984)
- Mauve Desert (1987)
Translations of Works
- These Our Mothers (1983, trans. Barbara Godard)
- Mauve Desert
- White Piano (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- FormalistFeminist poetryExperimental
- Recurring Motifs
- FeminismQueer themesChallenging masculine language
Legacy
Prominent French-Canadian feminist poet and novelist known for challenging patriarchal language in literature.
Archives
- Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
- Library and Archives Canada
Trivia
- Feminist activist
- Canadian lesbian writer
- Two-time Governor General's Award winner