Chrystine Brouillet, (born 15 February 1958) is a
Canadian
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novelist.
Early life
Born in
Loretteville, Quebec
Loretteville () is a former city in central Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into Quebec City on January 1, 2002. It is located within the borough of La Haute-Saint-Charles, and also contains the upmarket neighbourhood of Montchâtel.
Dem ...
, Canada she was educated at
Collège Notre-Dame-de-Bellevue, the
Séminaire de Québec
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History
The Séminaire de Québec is ...
, and the
Université Laval
(; English: ''Laval University)'' is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university traces its roots to the Séminaire de Québec, founded by François de Montmorency-Laval in 1663, making it the oldest institutio ...
.
Career
Brouillet is well known in Quebec as the author of novels for children, adults and young adults. She specializes in
historical fiction
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the Setting (narrative), setting of particular real past events, historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literatur ...
and
thrillers
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. Several of her stories take place in
Quebec City
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or
Paris
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.
Brouillet's first novel, ''Chère Voisine'', published in 1982, was adapted for the screen by writer/director
Jacob Tierney
Jacob Daniel Tierney (born September 26, 1979) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for playing Eric in ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1990–1992) and as the co-writer, director, and executive producer of ...
as ''
Good Neighbours'', starring
Jay Baruchel
Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (; born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor and director. He is best known for his voice role as Hiccup Haddock in the ''How to Train Your Dragon'' franchise (2010–2019), and for his lead roles in the comedies ' ...
,
Emily Hampshire
Emily Hampshire is a Canadian-American actress. Her best known roles include Angelina in the 1998 romantic comedy ''Boy Meets Girl (1998 film), Boy Meets Girl'', Vivienne in the 2006 film ''Snow Cake'', Jennifer Goines in the Syfy drama series ' ...
and
Scott Speedman
Robert Scott Speedman (born September 1, 1975) is a Canadian actor and model. He is known for portraying Ben Covington in the coming-of-age drama television series '' Felicity'', Lycan–Vampire hybrid Michael Corvin in the gothic horror–act ...
. It debuted at the
Toronto International Film Festival
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2010.
Among the many awards she has received are the French
Ordre de la Pléiade and the Popular Choice award from the
Salon du livre de Montréal
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Common meanings
* Beauty salon, a venue for cosmetic treatments
* French term for a drawing room, an architectural space in a home
* Salon (gathering), a meeting for learning or enjoyment
Arts and entertainment
* Salon (Pa ...
. In 2007, she made a Member of the
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada () is a Canadian state order, national order and the second-highest Award, honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
To coincide with the Canadian Centennial, ce ...
and in 2018 was made a knight of the
National Order of Quebec
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.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brouillet, Chrystine
1958 births
Living people
20th-century Canadian novelists
21st-century Canadian novelists
Canadian children's writers in French
Canadian novelists in French
Members of the Order of Canada
Writers from Quebec City
Canadian women novelists
21st-century Canadian women writers
20th-century Canadian women writers
Université Laval alumni
Canadian women children's writers
Novelists from Quebec