Lise Gauvin

Lise Gauvin (born October 9, 1940) is a Canadian writer and literary critic from Quebec.

Biography She was born in Quebec City and pursued literary studies at Université Laval and the University of Vienna. She went on to earn a doctorate from the Paris-Sorbonne University in 1967. In 1969, she began teaching in the French studies department at the Université de Montréal; in 1998, she became department director. She was director for the review from 1994 to 2000. She also contributed to various publications including Le Devoir. Gauvin was awarded the in 2007 for her work. In 2015, she was named an Officer in the National Order of Quebec.

Selected works Source: Fugitives short stories (1991), received the Prix des Arcades of Bologna L'écrivain francophone à la croisée des langues (1997), received the Langagement - l'écrivain et la langue au Québec (2000) Fabrique de la langue (2004)