Nicole Brossard

Nicole Brossard

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Nicole Brossard at the award ceremony for the National Order of Quebec in June 2013.
Born November 27, 1943
Nationality French Canadian
Occupation Writer
Known for Poet and novelist
Awards O.C.

Nicole Brossard, O.C. (born November 27, 1943 in Montreal) is a leading French Canadian formalist poet and novelist.[1]

She lives in Outremont, a suburb of Montreal, Quebec.

Life and work

Brossard wrote her first collection in 1965, Aube à la maison. The collection L'Echo bouge beau marked a break in the evolution of her poetry that included an open and active participation in numerous cultural events (such as poetry recitals). In 1975, she participated in a meeting of writers on women, a point marking both a more activist role in the feminist struggle and writing a poetry that becomes more personal in tone and subjectivity. There are two poles in her writing, both aesthetic and political: on the one hand its modernism and avant-gardism; and on the other a sensual and activist writing that shows a commitment to a feminist consciousness.

Brossard founded a feminist newspaper, Les têtes de pioches, and is wrote a play Le nef des sorcières (first performed in 1976). In 1982, she founded a publishing house: L'Intégrale éditrice.

The Nicole Brossard archives are located in downtown Montreal at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.[2]

Selected bibliography

English translations

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Nicole Brossard Publications
  2. ↑ Fonds Nicole Brossard (MSS232) - Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ).
  3. ↑ Chad W. Post (April 14, 2014). "2014 Best Translated Book Awards: Poetry Finalists". Three Percent. Retrieved April 16, 2014.

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