Monique Proulx (born January 17, 1952 in

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) is a Canadian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. She is a two-time nominee for the

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for ''Le Cœur est un muscle involontaire'' at the

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and ''Champagne'' at the

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, and won the

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in 1993 for ''Homme invisible à la fenêtre''. New, W. H., ''Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada''.

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, 2002. . p. 79. As a screenwriter her credits have included the films ''

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(Le Grand Serpent du monde)'', ''

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(Le Sexe des étoiles)'', '' Streetheart (Le cœur au poing)'', ''

Memories Unlocked ''Memories Unlocked'' (french: Souvenirs intimes) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Beaudin and released in 1999. Based on the novel ''Homme invisible à la fenêtre'' by Monique Proulx, the film stars James Hyndman as Max, a paraplegic a ...

(Souvenirs intimes)'' and '' Deliver Me (Délivrez-moi)''. She received two

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nominations for

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at the

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in 2000, in both the Original Screenplay category for ''The Big Snake of the World'' and the Adapted Screenplay category for ''Memories Unlocked''.

Works

*''Sans cœur et sans reproche'', (1983) *''Le sexe des étoiles'' (1987) **''

'' (1996) *''Homme invisible à la fenêtre'' (1993) **''Invisible Man at the Window (1994) *''Les Aurores montréales'' (1996) **''Aurora Montrealis'' (1997) *''Le Cœur est un muscle involontaire'' (2002) **''The Heart is an Involuntary Muscle'' (2003) *''Champagne'' (2008)

References

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