Monique Bosco
Monique Bosco (June 8, 1927[1] – May 27, 2007) was an Austrian-born Canadian journalist and writer. She received the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction in 1970 for her novel La femme de Loth.[2]
She was born in Vienna and educated in France. Bosco came to Canada in 1948. She worked for Radio Canada International from 1949 to 1952, as a researcher for the National Film Board of Canada from 1960 to 1962 and as a columnist for La Presse, Le Devoir and Maclean's. Bosco also taught literature at the Université de Montréal.[2]
Her works include poetry:
- (Jéricho (1971)
- Miserere 77-90 (1991)
- Lamento 90-97 (1997)
- Confiteor (1998)
short stories:
- Boomerang (1987)
- Clichés (1988)
- Remémoration (1991)
- Éphémères (1993)
and novels:
- Un amour maladroit (1961)
- Les infusoires (1965)
- New Medea (1974)
- Charles Levy (1977)
- Schabbat 70-77 (1978)
- Portrait de Zeus peint par Minerve (1982)
- Sara Sage (1986)
- Le jeu des sept familles (1995)[2]
Bosco was awarded the Prix Athanase-David in 1996[3] and received the Prix Alain-Grandbois for her poetry in 1992.[4]
She died in Montreal at the age of 79.[2]
References
- ↑ "Bosco, Monique" (in French). Les Prix du Québec. 1996.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Toussaint, Ismène. "Monique Bosco". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "Bosco, Monique". Jewish Virtual Library.
- ↑ "Prix Alain-Grandbois (poésie)" (in French). Académie des lettres du Québec.