Geneviève Pettersen
| Geneviève Pettersen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1982 Wendake, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2010s-present |
| Notable works | La déesse des mouches à feu |
| Spouse | Samuel Archibald |
Geneviève Pettersen (born 1982 in Wendake, Quebec) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.[1] Her debut novel La déesse des mouches à feu was published in 2013.[2]
The novel won the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault in 2015,[3] and its English translation by Neil Smith, The Goddess of Fireflies, was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 2016 Governor General's Awards.[4] The novel is currently being adapted for film by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette.[5]
Prior to the publication of La déesse des mouches à feu, she was known for "Madame Chose", a lifestyle and food blog and column she wrote for La Presse.[5] In 2014, she published Vie et mort du couple : du dating au divorce, de Madame Chose, a collection of her Madame Chose writing about relationships.[5]
She is married to writer Samuel Archibald.[6]
References
- ↑ "Moi, mon bonheur: Geneviève Pettersen, alias Madame Chose". La Presse, March 23, 2012.
- ↑ "The kids aren't all right in Geneviève Pettersen's The Goddess of Fireflies". Montreal Gazette, March 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Le Grand Prix littéraire Archambault revient à Geneviève Pettersen". Les Libraires, March 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Governor-General’s Literary Award short list a serious case of déjà vu". The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Vie et mort du couple : du dating au divorce, de Madame Chose". Châtelaine, October 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Couples créateurs: Un joyeux chaos". La Presse, February 14, 2015.