Nadine Bismuth

Nadine Bismuth (born July 15, 1975) is a Canadian writer from Montreal, Quebec.[1] She is most noted for her short story collection Êtes-vous mariée à un psychopathe?, which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2009 Governor General's Awards,[2] and her novel Un lien familial, which won the 2020 edition of Le Combat des livres.[3]

Nadine Bismuth
Born(1975-07-15)July 15, 1975
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materMcGill University
Notable worksÊtes-vous mariée à un psychopathe ?, Un lien familial

The novel was defended in Le Combat des livres by singer France D'Amour.[3]

She is a graduate of McGill University.[4]

Works

Novels
  • Scrapbook, 2004[5]
English translation by Susan Ouriou, 2009[6]
  • Un lien familial, 2018[7]
English translation A Family Affair by Russell Smith, 2020

Short story collections
  • Les gens fidèles ne font pas les nouvelles, 1999[4]
English translation Fidelity Doesn't Make the News by Susan Ouriou, 2008[8]
  • Sédentaires, 2004
  • Êtes-vous mariée à un psychopathe ?, 2009
English translation Are You Married to a Psychopath by Donald Winkler, 2010[9]

References
  1. Christian Desmeules, "Nadine Bismuth, fidèle à elle-même". Le Devoir, October 13, 2018.
  2. Kathryn Greenaway, "Governor General shortlists Siblin". Montreal Gazette, October 15, 2009.
  3. "France D'Amour remporte le Combat national des livres 2020 avec Un lien familial". Ici Radio-Canada, May 8, 2020.
  4. Rina Calabrese, "Move over, Michel: New breed of writers has moved on from rhetoric, language of the past". Montreal Gazette, February 24, 2001.
  5. Claire Holden Rothman, "Portrait of the artist as a young woman". Montreal Gazette, November 20, 2004.
  6. Candace Fertile, "Scrapbook, by Nadine Bismuth". The Globe and Mail, January 8, 2009.
  7. Chantal Guy, "Nadine Bismuth: cuisiner le couple à petit feu". La Presse, October 16, 2018.
  8. Peter Wuteh Vakunta, "Nadine Bismuth, Fidelity Doesn't Make the News". Translation Review, 79:1 (2010), 106-110, DOI: 10.1080/07374836.2010.10524154
  9. Nathan Whitlock, "Some damning truths on modern relationships: Pondering desperation, deception, divorce, disappointment . . .". Toronto Star, April 3, 2011.


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