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Born in 1938 in Montreal, Quebec, Jovette Marchessault is a novelist, a playwright and a sculptor. Self-taught, her poignant work is marked by the harsh realities of her working-class adolescence. As a visual artist, Jovette Marchessault has had over thirty solo exhibitions of her work in Quebec, Toronto, New York and Brussels. She is the winner of the Prix France-Québec, the Grand Prix Littéraire Journal de Montréal, and the Grand Prix Littéraire de la ville de Sherbrooke, and the Governor General’s Award. Like a Child of the Earth (1988), The Magnificent Voyage of Emily Carr (1992), Mother of the Grass (1989), Saga of the Wet Hens (1983) and White Pebbles in the Dark Forests (1990) are available in English translation from Talonbooks.
BOOK AWARDS
Like a Child of the EarthPrix France-Québec Winner, 1976
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Magnificent Voyage of Emily Carr, TheA worthy trip home for one of Canada’s greatest painters.
— Globe & Mail
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Mother of the Grass“Feminist writing has not outgrown its subversive mandate, but it has achieved a certain grace and maturity. … This is no fairy tale, and the girl-protagonist must find her own way out of life-in-death. She dreams of writing. Mother of the Grass is the realization of this dream. Marchessault must be difficult to translate, but Yvonne Klein succeeds, sometimes beautifully.”
—Canadian Literature
“Has enlarged the dimensions of the autobiographical novel by introducing elements of myth and visionary experience.”
—Gloria Orenstein
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Like a Child of the EarthThe most profound glimpse into a native Canadian woman’s imaginative experience.
— Books in Canada
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Saga of the Wet HensPotent feminist literture.
— Quill & Quire
[Marchessault’s fiction is lyrical and heartfelt, her drama literary, allusive and absolutely original.
— Books in Canada
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts; the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF); and the Province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council for our publishing activities.