Ginette Anfousse
Ginette Anfousse (born May 27, 1944) is a Quebec writer and illustrator of children's books.[1]
She was born in Montreal and was educated at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal. She also studied engraving at the Atelier Graff in Montreal and the Atelier de l'Île in Val-David. Anfousse worked as a visual designer for Radio Canada from 1968 to 1970 and for Radio Quebec from 1970 to 1975.[2] In 1978, she founded her own design company.[1]
Her first stories Mon Ami Pichou and La Cachette were published in 1976. She has also contributed to the magazines Perspectives, Lurelu and Livre d'ici.[1]
Anfousse has received the Children's Literature prize from the Canada Council twice: for La Chicane and La Varicelle (1979) and Un Loup pour Rose and Une Nuit au pays des malices (1983). In 1987, she was awarded the Prix Fleury-Mesplet for her work.[2]
Many of her books have been translated into English;[1] some have been translated into Italian, German, Spanish and Chinese.[3]
Selected works
- La Chicane (1979), included on the Honour List of the International Board on Books for Young People in Prague[3]
- Le Savon (1980)
- L'Hiver ou le Bonhomme Sept-heures (1980)
- Les Catastrophes de Rosalie (1987), received the Prix Québec-Wallonie-Bruxelles, finalist for the Governor General's Awards in 1987
- Rosalie s'en va-t-en guerre (1989), received the Mr. Christie's Book Award
- Un Terrible secret (1991), finalist for the Governor General's Awards in 1991
- Rosalie à la belle étoile (1998)
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Anfousse, Ginette". L'Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.(French)
- 1 2 "Ginette Anfousse fonds". Library and Archives Canada.
- 1 2 "Ginette Anfousse". National Library of Canada.
External links
- Anfousse at Library of Congress Authorities, with 6 catalogue records