Évelyne Wilwerth (born 1947) is a

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author writing in

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. She was born in

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and earned her certificate to teach Romance

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. She taught French for nine years before retiring to devote herself to writing. She has lived in

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and most recently in

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. Wilwerth has led writing workshops in Belgium and France. She has also participated in conferences on French literature. Her stories have been broadcast on

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and on Radio Canada. Wilwerth has translated several poetry collections by

Willem Roggeman Willem Maurits Roggeman (born Brussels, 9 July 1935) is a Belgian poet, novelist and art critic. Career Brussels-born Willem Roggeman attended the Etterbeek Royal Atheneum and then studied economics at Ghent University. His journalistic career be ...

from Dutch into French. She has also published youth literature and several essays on writing by women.

Selected works

Poetry

* ''La péniche-ferveur'' (1978) * ''Le cerfeuil émeraude'' (1981) * ''Neiges de boule'' (1989) * ''Dessine-moi les quatre éléments'' (1993) with Manu van de Velde * ''22 astuces pour une vie plus magique'' (2011)

Novels

* ''Canal océan'' (1997) * ''La vie cappuccino'' (1999) * ''Je m'appelle Rhubarbe'' (2004) * ''Papillon mortel'' (2010) * ''Miteux et magnifiques'' (2013)

Stories

* ''Grenat'' (1982) with Manu van de Velde * ''Histoires très fausses'' (1985) * ''Embrasser la vie sur la bouche'' (2001)

Plays

* ''Hortense, ta pétillance'' (1980) * ''Pulchérie et Poulchérie'' (1982) * ''Gil et Giroflée'' (1983) * ''Pieds nus dans la lumière'' (2004)

References

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