Monique Corriveau (September 6, 1927 – June 29, 1976) was an award-winning Canadian writer living in

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. She mainly published books for young people. The daughter of , a lawyer, and Bernadette Rouillard, she was born Monique Chouinard in

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. Her sister Suzanne Martel was also a writer. She studied with the

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, at St. Joseph's College in

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and at the

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. Corriveau began writing

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during the 1970s. Her ''Compagnon du soleil'' trilogy is considered by some to be her best work in this genre. In 1951, she married Bernard Corriveau, a

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; the couple had ten children, including animator and artist Thomas Corriveau. She received a number of awards for her work including: * the prize of the for ' in 1958 and for '' Les Jardiniers du hibou'' in 1960 * the

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from Quebec for ''Le Wapiti'' in 1964 and for ''Le Maitre de Messire'' in 1966 * the Book of the Year for Children Award from the

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for ''Le Wapiti'' in 1966 * the in 1971 * the in 1976 (posthumously) Corriveau died of cancer in Quebec City at the age of 48. A library named after her was established in Sainte-Foy, now part of Quebec City.

Selected works

* ' (1966) * ''Le Wapiti'' (1968) * ' (1969) * ' (1974) * ' (1975) * ' (1975)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Corriveau, Monique 1927 births 1976 deaths Canadian women children's writers 20th-century Canadian women writers writers from Quebec City Canadian children's writers in French Université Laval alumni