Marie-Francine Hébert
Marie-Francine Hébert (born March 24, 1943) is a Canadian author from Quebec.[1]
Born in Montreal, she writes mainly for younger audiences. In a poll by Communication-Jeunesse, she was one of the five best-loved authors in Quebec. Besides books, Hébert also writes for the stage and for television.[1]
In 2015, she was chosen by the Centre québécois de ressources en littérature pour la jeunesse of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec as a candidate for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.[2]
Youth literature
[edit]- Venir au monde (1987), received the Prix Alvine-Bélisle, translated into English, German, Italian, Spanish
- Le cœur en bataille (1990)
- Je t'aime, je te hais (1991)
- Sauve qui peut l'amour (1992)
- Décroche-moi la lune (2001), received the Mr. Christie's Book Award
- Mon rayon de soleil (2002), received the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the Prix Alvine-Bélisle
- Nul poisson où aller (2002), received the Prix Alvine-Bélisle and the Prix Marcel-Couture
- Le ciel tombe à côté (2003), received the Mr. Christie's Book Award
Theatre
[edit]- Cé tellement cute des enfants (1980)
- Oui ou Non (1988), was a finalist for a Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit in 1988
Television
[edit]- Iniminimagimo
- Klimbo
- Les quatre saisons dans la vie de Ludovic
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Marie-Francine Hébert" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
- ^ "Marie-Francine Hébert en lice pour le Prix de littérature à la mémoire d'Astrid Lindgren" (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. October 27, 2014.
External links
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Categories:
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Canadian children's writers in French
- Writers from Montreal
- Canadian women dramatists and playwrights
- Canadian women screenwriters
- Canadian dramatists and playwrights in French
- 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century Canadian women writers
- Canadian women children's writers
- Screenwriters from Quebec