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Louky Bersianik

1930 – 2011

Canadian writer

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About Louky Bersianik

Lived 1930 – 2011 (aged 81). Louky Bersianik was a Canadian poet, writer, novelist, playwright, essayist and children's writer.

Louky Bersianik (14 November 1930 – 3 December 2011) was the pen name of Lucile Durand, a French-Canadian novelist.

She studied French literature at the Université de Montréal, the Sorbonne, and the Centre d'études de radio et de télévision.

The first section of the film Firewords/Les terribles vivantes (Dorothy Todd Hénault, 1986) is dedicated to interviews with Bersianik and dramatized excerpts from L'euguélionne.

Awards 1966 - Prix de la Province, for Togo apprenti-remorqueur 1997 - Prix du Gouverneur général

Works L'Euguélionne: roman triptyque, La Presse, 1976, The Euguélionne: a triptych novel, Press Porcépic, 1981, ; Translator Howard Scott, Alter Ego Editions, 1996, Le pique-nique sur l'Acropole, VLB éditeur, 1979 La page de garde, Editions de la Maison, 1978 Maternative: les pré-Ancyl, VLB Éditeur, 1980 Au beau milieu de moi: photographies de Kero, Nouvelle Optique, 1983 Axes et eau: poems, VLB éditeur, 1984, Kerameikos, Éditions du Noroît, 1987, La Théorie, un dimanche, Éditions du Remue-ménage, 1988 Femmes, corps et âme, Musée de la civilisation, 1996 Permafrost, 1937-1938: roman, Leméac, 1997

Essays La Main tranchante du symbole. Éditions du Remue-ménage, 1990, L'archéologie du Futur, Sisyphe, 2007,

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Paris, Université de Montréal, Centre d'études de radio et de télévision
Awards
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction; David Award
Also known as
Lucile Durand, Lucille Durand

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Louky Bersianik?

Canadian writer (1930-2011)

When was Louky Bersianik born?

Louky Bersianik was born on 14 November 1930 in Montreal.

When did Louky Bersianik die?

Louky Bersianik died on 3 December 2011 in Montreal.

What was Louky Bersianik's occupation?

Louky Bersianik was a poet, writer, novelist, playwright, essayist and children's writer.

What nationality was Louky Bersianik?

Louky Bersianik was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Louky Bersianik

· Wikidata: Q3263923

· DBpedia: Louky Bersianik

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