Michel Tremblay
One of the most produced and the most prominent playwrights in the
history of Canadian theatre, Michel Tremblay has received countless
prestigious honours and accolades. His dramatic, literary and
autobiographical works have long enjoyed remarkable international
popularity, including translations of his plays that have achieved
huge success in Europe, the Americas and the Middle East.
Awards and Recognition*
Prix du Grand (2009) La Traverse de la ville (Lemac Editeur
Inc.)
Blue Metropolis International Literary Grand Prix (2006)
Globe and Mail Top 100 Books (2003) Birth of a Bookworm
Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play (2000) For the
Pleasure of Seeing Her Again
Chalmers Awards (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1989,
2000)
Governor General's Performing Arts Award (1999)
Molson Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts (1994)
Louis-Hmon Prize (1994)
Montreal Book Fair Grand Public Prize (1994)
Banff Centre National Award (1992)
Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters of France (1991)
Chevalier of the Order of Quebec (1990)
San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Festival Long-Standing Public Service
Award (1989)
CBC Anik Prize (1988)
Athanase-David Lifetime Achievement Prize (1988)
Quebec-Paris Prize (1985)
Chevalier of Arts and Letters of France (1984)
Sheila Fischman
Born in Saskatchewan, Sheila Fischman is a member of the Order of
Canada and has a doctorate from the University of Waterloo.
A two-time Governor General's Award winner, Fischman has translated
from French to English more than a hundred novels by such prominent
Quebec writers as Michel Tremblay, Jacques Poulin, Anne Hbert,
Franois Gravel, Marie-Claire Blais and Roch Carrier.
In 2008, Fischman was awarded the prestigious Molson Prize for her
outstanding contributions to Canadian literature.
"This translation captures the vigour and vinegar of the original."
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