Olivia Tapiero (born March 11, 1990) is a Canadian writer from
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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. She is most noted for her novels ''Les Murs'', which won the
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in 2009, and ''Rien du tout'', which was shortlisted for the
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction
The Governor General's Award for French-language fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a fiction book written in French. It is one of fourteen Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit, seven each ...