Annette Saint-Pierre, CM (born 29 August 1925) is a Canadian educator, writer and publisher.[1]
Biography
editShe was born in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec on 29 August 1925.[2] She was educated at the Scolasticat Saint—Joseph in Saint-Hyacinthe and the University of Ottawa. Between 1950 and 1970, Saint-Pierre taught elementary and high school in Manitoba. In 1970, she became a professor of Canadian literature at Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface and initiated the first university level course in Canadian literature in western Canada.[1]
In 1978, Saint-Pierre was a founding member of the Centre d'études Franco-canadiennes de l'Ouest. In 1984, she was a director for the Regroupement des centres d'études au Canada. She was also a founding member of the first two Franco-Manitoban publishing houses, Éditions du Blé and Éditions des Plaines.[1]
Saint-Pierre played a crucial role in preserving the birthplace of Gabrielle Roy, now a museum.[3] In 2004, she was named to the Order of Canada.[4]
Selected works
editAutobiography
edit- J'ai fait ma chance (2010)
Essays
edit- Au pays de Gabrielle Roy (2005)
- Gabrielle Roy, sous le signe du rêve (1975)
Novels
edit- La fille bègue, (1982 - Re-release 2012)
- Sans bon sang, (1987)
- Coups de vent, (1990)
- À la dérive, (2002)
Theatre
edit- Le rideau se lève au Manitoba (1980)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Annette Saint-Pierre". Celebrating Women's Achievements. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ Les institutions littéraires en question dans Franco-Amérique. PUL Diffusion. 11 February 2015. p. 273. ISBN 9782763719603. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Gabrielle Roy House". Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America.
- ^ "Annette Saint-Pierre, C.M., Ph.D." Governor General of Canada.
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