After studying French and Québec literature at McGill University, NADINE BISMUTH started her career as an author in a beautiful way by publishing at Éditions du Boréal Les gens fidèles ne font pas les nouvelles (1999). Her short fiction book owed her the prize of the Association des libraires du Québec and the Adrienne Choquette prize for short fiction in 2000. In 2004 her second and long awaited title Scrapbook was published and was also very well received by the critics. In 2009 her second short fiction book Êtes-vous mariée à un psychopathe? was published with public and critic acclaim and was nominated for the Governor General’s Award. Her books are translated in numerous languages including English at McArthur and Co in Toronto. Nadine Bismuth is also a screenwriter and has to her credit an episode of the popular TV series Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquinin (“Sophie”). She also writes articles for magazines such as L'Actualité, l'Inconvénient and Urbania as well as translates works by Hemingway and Denys Arcand.

Last update 02.11.2009