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Élise Turcotte

Born

in Sorel, Quebec, Canada

June 26, 1957

Genre

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Élise Turcotte is a Canadian writer. She completed her BA and MA in literary studies at the University of Quebec and later received her doctorate at the Université de Sherbrooke.

Her writing has won much praise, and among other things she has won the Grand Prix de Poésie, as well as the 2003 Governor General's Award for her novel La Maison étrangère and the Prix Émile-Nelligan for La voix de Carla in 1987, and for La terre pst idi in 1989. Her novel The Alien House was shortlisted for the 2004 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation.

Élise Turcotte lives in Montreal, where she has taught at the CEGEP de Vieux-Montréal since 1986.

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Élise Turcotte a obtenu un baccalauréat en arts et une maîtrise en études littéraires à l'Univ ...more

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	L'apparition du chevreuil 3.64 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le bruit des choses vivantes 3.74 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guyana 3.58 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le parfum de la tubéreuse 3.61 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La maison étrangère 3.09 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le lac de singes by Élise Turcotte, Marianne Ferrer (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rose, derrière le rideau de la folie 3.59 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pourquoi faire une maison avec ses morts 3.11 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Autobiographie de l'esprit 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sombre ménagerie 3.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Je vais te parler" n'est pas une phrase facile à entendre. On parle, ou on ne parle pas, c'est comme ça. Si on pense à parler, si on avertit qu'on va parler, c'est qu'existe trop fort ce qu'on ne dira pas.”
― Élise Turcotte, Guyana

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“Les manières de souffrir:
Il y a la peur. La peur est terrible et le silence qui la noie encore plus.
Il y a la colère, l'enragement quand j'ai cogné ma tête sur le mur de ma chambre.
Il y a parfois la pitié qui me donne les yeux d'une fourmi.
Et puis la tristesse qui est triste et qui dure.”
― Élise Turcotte, Guyana

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“… I don't know what to say.'
‘That’s okay. Sometimes talking is like singing in a storm.’
‘Like when you’re scared?’
‘Exactly.’
‘Or when you’re sad?’
‘That too. A voice can be reassuring.”
― Élise Turcotte, Guyana

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