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Yvette Naubert

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Yvette Naubert (September 19, 1918 – December 1, 1982) was a Canadian writer and playwright.[1]

The daughter of Jean-Marie Naubert and Theodora D'Aoust, she was born in Hull[1] and received a Bachelor of Music from the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy in Montreal.[2] From 1946 to 1952, she wrote drama for Radio Canada. After spending some time in the United States, Naubert produced a number of novels:

  • La dormeuse éveillée (1965)
  • Contes de la solitude (1967)
  • L'été de la cigale (1968), which received the Prix du Cercle du livre de France and the Prix David
  • Les Pierrefendre (1972)[1]

She was writer in residence at the University of Ottawa in 1980.[2]

Naubert died in Ottawa at the age of 64.[1]

Île Yvette-Naubert, a small island in the Ottawa River near the Val-Tétreau neighbourhood of Gatineau, was named in her honour.[2] Avenue Yvette-Naubert in Montreal also takes its name from her.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d New, William H (16 February 2005). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. Springer. p. 802. ISBN 9780387201092.
  2. ^ a b c "Île Yvette-Naubert". Commission de toponymie de Québec.
  3. ^ "Avenue Yvette-Naubert". Commission de toponymie de Québec.