Perrine Leblanc

Perrine Leblanc (born 1980 in Montreal)[1] is a Canadian writer from Quebec. Her debut novel L'homme blanc, published in 2010, won the 2010 Grand prix du livre de Montréal,[2] the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2011 Governor General's Awards,[3] and the 2011 edition of Le Combat des livres.[4]

Perrine Leblanc
Perrine Leblanc, Canadian writer from Quebec.
Perrine Leblanc, Canadian writer from Quebec.
Born1980
Montreal, Quebec
Occupationnovelist
NationalityCanadian
Period2010s-present
Notable worksL'homme blanc
Website
perrineleblanc.com

Leblanc studied at the Université Laval and the Université de Montréal, and worked as an editor with Éditions Leméac in Montreal before publishing L'homme blanc.[2] Following the novel's commercial and award success, a revised edition was published in France in 2011 under the title Kolia.[2]

Her second novel, Malabourg, was published in 2014.[5]

English translations

Kolia, 2013, House of Anansi Press.
The Lake, 2015, House of Anansi Press.

References
  1. "Naissance d'une écrivaine". Le Devoir, November 6, 2010.
  2. "De but en blanche". Voir, April 14, 2011.
  3. "Perrine Leblanc parmi les lauréats des prix littéraires du gouverneur général". Radio-Canada, November 15, 2011.
  4. «L'homme blanc» de Perrine Leblanc remporte le Combat des livres. La Nouvelle Union, March 23, 2011.
  5. "Perrine Leblanc, parfums de femmes". Le Devoir, March 29, 2014.


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