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Hélène Rioux

b. 1949

Canadian writer and translator

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Born 1949. Hélène Rioux is a Canadian short story writer, translator, novelist and writer.

Hélène Rioux (born January 12, 1949) is a French Canadian writer and translator.

She has translated works by a number of Canadian authors into French, including works by Linda Leith, Julie Keith, Wayson Choy, Madeleine Thien, Taras Grescoe, Bernice Morgan and Lucy Maud Montgomery. Rioux received a Quebec Writers' Federation Award for her translation of Self by Yann Martel. She was also a finalist for the same award for her translation of The Memory Artists by Jeffrey Moore (Les artistes de la Mémoire). Her novels have been translated into English, Spanish and Bulgarian.

Selected works

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Les Miroirs d'Éléonore, novel (1990), finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction and for the Grand Prix littéraire from the Journal de Montréal Chambre avec baignoire, novel (1992), won the Grand Prix littéraire from the Journal de Montréal and the Prix de la Pense à mon rendez-vous (1994) Mercredi soir au bout du monde, novel (2007), received the and the Prix Ringuet

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Education
Université de Montréal
Awards
Cole Foundation Prize for Translation
Also known as
Helene Rioux

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Who is Hélène Rioux?

Canadian writer and translator

When was Hélène Rioux born?

Hélène Rioux was born on 12 January 1949 in Montreal.

What is Hélène Rioux's occupation?

Hélène Rioux is a short story writer, translator, novelist and writer.

What nationality is Hélène Rioux?

Hélène Rioux is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hélène Rioux

· Wikidata: Q3144842

· DBpedia: Hélène Rioux

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