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Geneviève Pettersen (born 1982) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.[1] Her debut novel, La déesse des mouches à feu (2014), was awarded the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault.

Geneviève Pettersen
Geneviève Pettersen in 2016
Born1982 (age 39–40)
Wendake, Quebec, Canada
Occupationwriter
NationalityCanadian
Period2010s-present
Notable worksLa déesse des mouches à feu
Notable awards2015 Grand Prix littéraire Archambault

Biography


Pettersen was born in Wendake, Quebec, 1982.

She wrote "Madame Chose", a lifestyle and food blog and column for La Presse.[2] 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.[2]

Her debut novel La déesse des mouches à feu was published in 2014.[3] The novel won the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault in 2015,[4] 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.[5] La déesse des mouches à feu was adapted by film director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette for the 2020 film Goddess of the Fireflies.[6]

Pettersen was formerly married to writer Samuel Archibald.[7]


References


  1. "Moi, mon bonheur: Geneviève Pettersen, alias Madame Chose". La Presse, March 23, 2012.
  2. "Vie et mort du couple : du dating au divorce, de Madame Chose". Châtelaine, October 23, 2014.
  3. "The kids aren't all right in Geneviève Pettersen's The Goddess of Fireflies". Montreal Gazette, March 30, 2016.
  4. "Le Grand Prix littéraire Archambault revient à Geneviève Pettersen". Les Libraires, March 19, 2015.
  5. "Governor-General's Literary Award short list a serious case of déjà vu". The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2016.
  6. Jared Mobarak, "Berlin Review: Goddess of the Fireflies Brings 1990s Adolescent Energy to Life". The Film Stage, February 23, 2020.
  7. "Couples créateurs: Un joyeux chaos". La Presse, February 14, 2015.


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