Monique Durand
Veteran broadcaster, journalist, director and producer Monique
Durand has been working at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
(CBC) since 1982, pursuing a keen interest in international
development and humanitarian aid, and creating several radio series
in developing countries, including investigative pieces on women in
war, human rights and social justice. Durand's literary credits
include a series of short stories in 1998 and La Femme du
peintreThe Painter's Wife, her first novel published in France in
2003.
Sheila Fischman
Born in Saskatchewan, Sheila Fischman is a member of the Order of
Canada and has a doctorate from the University of Waterloo.
A two-time Governor General's Award winner, Fischman has translated
from French to English more than a hundred novels by such prominent
Quebec writers as Michel Tremblay, Jacques Poulin, Anne Hebert,
Francois Gravel, Marie-Claire Blais and Roch Carrier.
In 2008, Fischman was awarded the prestigious Molson Prize for her
outstanding contributions to Canadian literature.
"Resonant, etheral, poignant. Here is a novel of rare aesthetic intelligence." -- Le Provence (France) "A delight." -- Nuit blanche
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