Pascale Quiviger
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Pascale Quiviger is a Canadian
writer and artist. Raised and educated in Quebec
, she is currently based in the United Kingdom
, where she writes, paints, teaches visual arts and practices hypnotherapy
. Quiviger is married to former British Labour MP Alan Simpson and lives in Nottingham
.
Quiviger published her first volume of short stories, Ni sols ni ciels (Instant même), in 2001, and her first novel, Le Cercle parfait, in 2004. Le Cercle parfait won the 2004 Governor General's Award
for French Fiction; its English
translation by Sheila Fischman
, The Perfect Circle, was shortlisted for the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize
. She followed this with an essay, Un point de chute, in 2006, and two novels, La maison des temps rompus in 2008 and "Pages à brûler" in 2010. She is also the author of an artist book, "Below Zero", published in 2005.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
writer and artist. Raised and educated in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, she is currently based in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, where she writes, paints, teaches visual arts and practices hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy is a therapy that is undertaken with a subject in hypnosis.The word "hypnosis" is an abbreviation of James Braid's term "neuro-hypnotism", meaning "sleep of the nervous system"....
. Quiviger is married to former British Labour MP Alan Simpson and lives in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
.
Quiviger published her first volume of short stories, Ni sols ni ciels (Instant même), in 2001, and her first novel, Le Cercle parfait, in 2004. Le Cercle parfait won the 2004 Governor General's Award
2004 Governor General's Awards
The nominees for the 2004 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 26. The children's literature winners were announced on November 15, and the other winners were announced on November 16...
for French Fiction; its English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation by Sheila Fischman
Sheila Fischman
Sheila Leah Fischman, CM is a Canadian translator who specializes in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature....
, The Perfect Circle, was shortlisted for the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Scotiabank Giller Prize
The Scotiabank Giller Prize, or Giller Prize, is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English the previous year, after an annual juried competition between publishers who submit entries...
. She followed this with an essay, Un point de chute, in 2006, and two novels, La maison des temps rompus in 2008 and "Pages à brûler" in 2010. She is also the author of an artist book, "Below Zero", published in 2005.