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Normand Chaurette

1954 – 2022

Playwright working in Quebec

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About Normand Chaurette

Lived 1954 – 2022 (aged 68). Normand Chaurette was a Canadian linguist, playwright, translator, novelist, screenwriter and librettist.

Normand Chaurette (July 9, 1954 – August 31, 2022) was a Canadian playwright, best known as one of the first prominent writers of LGBT-themed plays in Quebec and Canada.

Life and career Chaurette's career began in 1976 with Rêve d'une nuit d'hôpital, a radio play broadcast by Radio-Canada and inspired by the life of Émile Nelligan.

His 1991 play Les reines became the first theatre piece by a Quebec writer to be staged at the Comédie-Française.

Works

Plays Rêve d'une nuit d'hôpital (1976) Provincetown Playhouse, juillet 1919, j'avais 19 ans (1981) Les Trois Grâces (1982) La Société de Métis (1983) Fragments d'une lettre d'adieu lus par les géologues (1986) Les Reines (1991) Le Passage de l'Indiana (1996) Je vous écris du Caire (1996) Brève d'ailleurs (1997) Stabat Mater I (1997) Le Pont du Gard vu de nuit (1998) Stabat Mater II (1999) Petit navire (1999) Le Petit Köchel (2000) Ce qui meurt en dernier (2011)

Novel Scènes d'enfants (1988)

Non-fiction Comment tuer Shakespeare (2011)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Université de Montréal
Awards
Officer of the Order of Canada; Governor General's Literary Awards; Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Normand Chaurette?

playwright working in Quebec (1954–2022)

When was Normand Chaurette born?

Normand Chaurette was born on 9 July 1954 in Montreal.

When did Normand Chaurette die?

Normand Chaurette died on 31 August 2022.

What was Normand Chaurette's occupation?

Normand Chaurette was a linguist, playwright, translator, novelist, screenwriter and librettist.

What nationality was Normand Chaurette?

Normand Chaurette was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Normand Chaurette

· Wikidata: Q3343842

· DBpedia: Normand Chaurette

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