Education
She studied arts at the Université de Montréal, the Université du Québec and the Université de Sherbrooke, where she received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1987.
She studied arts at the Université de Montréal, the Université du Québec and the Université de Sherbrooke, where she received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1987.
She has also contributed as a journalist to publications such as Perspectives a Le Devoir.
1981 - Winner, Governor General"s Award for French-language non-fiction for L"échappée des discours de l"oeil 1984 - Finalist, Governor General"s Award for French-language fiction for Louisiana Maison Trestler 1984 - Winner, Prix Molson du roman for Louisiana Maison Trestler ou le 8ème jour d"Amérique 1985 - Inducted into the Académie des lettres du Québec 1993 - Prix Jean-Hamelin, L"Été de l"île de Grâce 1993 - Prix Arthur-Buies 1998 - Gold Medal from the Renaissance française 2002 - Grand Prix littéraire de la Montérégie.