Francine Noël
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Francine Noël is a Canadian
Canada
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 writer, whose 2005 work La Femme de ma vie won the 2006 edition of Première Chaîne's Le Combat des livres
Canada Reads
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She teaches theatre at the Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal
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Awards and nominations

She was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for French language fiction
Governor General's Award for French language fiction
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 in the 1983 Governor General's Awards
1983 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1983 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Leon Rooke, Shakespeare's DogOther Finalists:...

 for Maryse, and in the 1987 Governor General's Awards
1987 Governor General's Awards
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 for Myriam première. She was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for French language drama
Governor General's Award for French language drama
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-language drama. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for French language poetry or drama was divided.-1980s:*1981: Marie Laberge, ...

 in the 1985 Governor General's Awards
1985 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1985 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's TaleOther Finalists:...

for Chandeleur.

Works

  • Maryse (1983)
  • Chandeleur: Cantate parlée pour cinq voix et un mort (1985)
  • Myriam première (1987)
  • Nous avons tous découvert l'Amérique (1992)
  • La Conjuration des bâtards (1999)
  • La Femme de ma vie (2005)
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