Anne Fortier (born 1971) is a

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-Canadian writer who has lived in the US and Canada since 2002.

Works

Fortier submitted her first manuscript for publication at the age of 13. Since then, she has written the novels ''Hyrder på bjerget'' (in Danish, 2005), ''Juliet'' (in English, 2010), ''Julie'' (co-written with Nina Bolt in Danish, 2013), ''Amazonerne's Ring'' (in Danish, 2013) and ''The Lost Sisterhood'' (in English, 2014). The novel ''

Juliet Juliet Capulet () is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. A 13-year-old girl, Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of Capulet. She falls in love with the male protagonist Ro ...

'' takes place in

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(Sienna) in Italy and is based on the story of ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with ''Ham ...

''. The novel was a ''New York Times'' Bestseller. A ''Juliet'' film is currently in production by Paramount/Montecito and director

James Mangold James Allen Mangold (born December 16, 1963) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the films '' Cop Land'' (1997), ''Girl, Interrupted'' (1999), '' Walk the Line'' (2005), '' 3:10 to Yuma'' (2007), '' The Wolverine'' (2013) and '' Logan' ...

. Fortier also co-produced the Emmy Award–winning documentary ''Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia''.

Personal life

She was born in 1971 in

Holstebro Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 36,489 (1 January 2022).

to mother Birgit Malling Eriksen. Anne Fortier website
retrieved 31 March 2018 Fortier holds a Ph.D. in the

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from

Aarhus University Aarhus University ( da, Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university with its main campus located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra G ...

, Denmark. During her studies she spent two terms at

Corpus Christi College, Oxford Corpus Christi College (formally, Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford; informally abbreviated as Corpus or CCC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517, it is the 1 ...

as an Associate Graduate Member.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fortier, Anne Danish women novelists Canadian women novelists Living people People from Holstebro 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Danish novelists 1971 births