Anne Hébert

1916 - 2000

country of citizenship: Canada

languages spoken, written or signed: French

occupation: poet, playwright, writer, novelist, screenwriter

award received: Prix Femina, Molson Prize, Prince Pierre Award, Companion of the Order of Canada, Prix Québec-Paris, Prix des libraires, Governor General's Literary Awards, prix littéraire Canada-Communauté française de Belgique, Prix Athanase-David, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, honorary doctorate from the McGill University, Roland de Jouvenel Prize, Desbordes-Valmore Award, Guggenheim Fellowship

official website: www.anne-hebert.com

Anne Hébert (pronounced [an eˈbɛʁ] in French) (August 1, 1916 – January 22, 2000), was a Canadian author and poet. She won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, three times, twice for fiction and once for poetry. Source: Wikipedia (en)