Monique LaRue (born April 3, 1948) is a

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writer.

Biography

The daughter of Therese Cloutier and Jean-Paul LaRue, she was born in

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and was educated in

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at the Collège Jésus-Marie, the Collège Marie-de-France and the

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, and at the

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. She has taught literature and French at the

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for more than 30 years. LaRue is a member of the

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. She has sat on juries for various literary prizes, including the

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, the

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, the

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and the Grand prix littéraire de la ville de Montréal (serving as chair for three years). LaRue published her first novel ''La Cohorte fictive'' in 1979. She has written literary commentary for ''Spirale'' and other publications.

Selected works

Source: * ''Les Faux fuyants'', novel (1982) * ''Plages'', stories (1986) * ''L'Aventure, la mésaventure'', stories (1987) * ''Promenades littéraires dans Montréal'' (1989) with Jean-François Chassay * ''Copies conformes'', novel (1990), received the Grand prix du livre de Montréal * ''La démarche du crabe'', novel (1996), received the Prix du

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* ''La gloire de Cassiodore'', novel (2002), received the

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* ''De fil en aiguille'', collected essays (2006) * ''L'œil de Marquise'', novel (2009), received the Prix Jacques-Cartier du roman de langue française

References

1948 births Living people Canadian novelists in French Canadian short story writers in French Canadian women novelists Canadian women short story writers 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian women writers People from Longueuil Université de Montréal alumni École pratique des hautes études alumni Governor General's Award–winning fiction writers 20th-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian short story writers Cégep Édouard-Montpetit academic staff Novelists from Quebec {{Quebec-writer-stub