Catherine Leroux (born 1979) is a

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novelist who usually writes in French.

Life

Leroux was born in Rosemère, Quebec in 1979 and she took philosophy as her degree. She was the Toronto correspondent of

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. Leroux's first novel, ''La marche en forêt'', was published in 2011 and was a finalist for the 2012 ''Prix des libraires du Québec''. ''Le mur mitoyen'' followed in 2013, and was a finalist for the 2013 ''Grand prix du livre de Montréal'' and won the

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in 2014. She was a shortlisted nominee for the 2016

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for ''The Party Wall'', a translation of ''Le mur mitoyen'' by

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. She published the short story collection ''Madame Victoria'' in 2015. The book won the Prix Adrienne-Choquette in 2016. An English edition translated by

, also called ''Madame Victoria'', was published in 2018. At the

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for ''Le saint patron des merveilles'', her French translation of

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's novel ''Fabrizio's Return''. At the

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's novel ''

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''. In 2020, she published her third novel ''

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'' (''L'avenir''), a fictional account set in

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premised on the city having remained under French control until present times, under the name "Fort-Détroit". The novel won the 2024 edition of ''

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'', where it was defended by Heather O'Neill. "Meet the Canada Reads 2024 contenders"

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, January 11, 2024.

References

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