Karoline Georges (born 22 June 1970)[1] is a Canadian writer and multidisciplinary artist from Quebec,[2] whose novel De synthèse won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards.[3]
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| Born | 22 June 1970 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Novelist, artist |
| Period | 2000s–present |
| Notable works | De synthèse |
She studied art and film at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, and art history at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Her debut novel, La Mue de l'hermaphrodite, was published in 2001, and she has since published novels, short stories, poetry and children's literature.[4]
De synthèse won the Prix Jacques-Brossard in 2018.[5] It was selected for the 2019 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it was defended by broadcaster Manal Drissi.[6]
Works
editNovels
edit- La Mue de l'hermaphrodite, 2001
- Ataraxie, 2004
- Sous béton, 2011 (English translation Under the Stone, 2016)
- De synthèse, 2017 (English translation The Imago Stage, 2020)[7]
Short stories
edit- Variations endogènes, 2014
Children's literature
edit- L'Itinérante qui venait du Nord, 2003
Poetry
edit- (l'individualiste), 2006
References
edit- ^ "SFE: Georges, Karoline".
- ^ "Karoline Georges: le culte absolu de l'image". La Presse, December 5, 2017.
- ^ "Zoom sur les prix du Gouverneur général 2018", Le Devoir, October 30, 2018.
- ^ "Karoline Georges - Forcément sublime". Le Devoir, September 3, 2011.
- ^ "Le prix Jacques-Brossard remis à Karoline Georges". Le Devoir, May 5, 2018.
- ^ "5 combattants dans le ring du Combat national des livres". Ici Radio-Canada, April 8, 2019.
- ^ "12 Canadian books coming out in July we can't wait to read". CBC Books. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-07-08.