Céline Huyghebaert is a

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-born

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writer and artist, who won the

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for her novel ''Le drap blanc'' at the

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since 2002.Nathalie Collard
"Céline Huyghebaert remporte le Prix littéraire du Gouverneur général"
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'', October 29, 2019. She completed a doctorate in arts at the

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, where she was awarded the Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art in April 2019. ''Remnants'', an English translation of ''Le drap blanc'' by Aleshia Jensen, is slated for publication in 2022."66 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2022"

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, January 11, 2022.

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