Nadine Bismuth (born July 15, 1975) is a

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. She is most noted for her short story collection ''Êtes-vous mariée à un psychopathe?'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the

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at the 2009 Governor General's Awards, and her novel ''Un lien familial'', which won the 2020 edition of ''

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. She is a graduate of

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.Rina Calabrese, "Move over, Michel: New breed of writers has moved on from rhetoric, language of the past". ''

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'', February 24, 2001.

Works

Novels

* ''Scrapbook'', 2004 ::English translation by Susan Ouriou, 2009 * ''Un lien familial'', 2018 ::English translation ''A Family Affair'' by Russell Smith, 2020

Short story collections

* ''Les gens fidèles ne font pas les nouvelles'', 1999 ::English translation ''Fidelity Doesn't Make the News'' by Susan Ouriou, 2008 * ''Sédentaires'', 2004 * ''Êtes-vous mariée à un psychopathe ?'', 2009 :: English translation ''Are You Married to a Psychopath'' by Donald Winkler, 2010Nathan Whitlock, "Some damning truths on modern relationships: Pondering desperation, deception, divorce, disappointment . . .". ''

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'', April 3, 2011.

References

1975 births 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian women writers Canadian women short story writers Canadian women novelists Canadian novelists in French Canadian short story writers in French McGill University alumni Living people Novelists from Montreal {{Canada-writer-stub