Germaine Guèvremont

Germaine Guèvremont, born Grignon (April 16, 1893 – August 21, 1968) was a Canadian writer, who was a prominent figure in Quebec literature. She did not publish any further novels, but continued to publish journalism and short stories as well as writing radio and television adaptations of her fiction works. She began to write her memoirs late in life, but completed only two chapters before her death in 1968.

Works En pleine terre (1942/1946) Le Survenant (1945) Marie-Didace (1947) The Outlander (1950; English translation of both Le Survenant and Marie-Didace in one volume)

Awards and honours In addition to her Governor General's Award win, Le Survenant won the Prix David from the government of Quebec and the Prix Sully-Olivier de Serres from the Académie française. She was a member of the Académie des lettres du Québec, and was honored on a postage stamp by Canada Post in 1976.

Le Survenant was chosen for the 2010 edition of Première Chaîne's Le Combat des livres.