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Nancy Huston
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Canadian-born novelist and essayist who writes primarily in French
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Nancy Huston is a linguist, translator, novelist and writer born on 16 September 1953 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She holds citizenship of both France and Canada, and has published under the pseudonym Louise Beausire. She studied at Sarah Lawrence College and writes in both English and French; her career as an author began in 1981.
Huston's works include Rien d'autre que cette félicité, Les braconniers d'histoires, Cantique des Plaines and Lettres parisiennes. She received the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, the Prix du Livre Inter and the Prix Femina. Her spouse is Tzvetan Todorov.
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- Born
- 1953
- Works
- 105
Top works
- Rien d'autre que cette félicité
- Les braconniers d'histoires
- Cantique DES Plaines
- Lettres parisiennes
- כתמי לידה
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Nancy Louise Huston (born September 16, 1953) is a Canadian novelist and essayist, a longtime resident of France, who writes primarily in French and translates her own works into English.
Known for
- Maria Montessori — Betsy2023
- Set Me Free — Professeure1999
- Apostrophes — Self1975
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Key facts
- Born
- Nancy Louise Huston , ( 1953-09-16 ) 16 September 1953 (age 72) , Calgary , Alberta
- Occupation
- Novelist, translator
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Notable awards
- Prix Femina , Grand prix des lectrices de Elle
- Spouse
- Tzvetan Todorov , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. ??; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2014)
- Partner
- Guy Oberson (20??–present)
- Children
- two, including Léa Todorov
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nancy
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Calgary
- Spouse
- Tzvetan Todorov
- Occupation
- linguist
- Languages spoken
- Canadian French
- Image
- Nancy Huston, 2008 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Nancy Huston
- date of birth
- 1953-09-16
- writing language
- French
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
- pseudonym
- Louise Beausire
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Encyclopedic overview
Nancy Louise Huston (born September 16, 1953) is a Canadian novelist and essayist, a longtime resident of France, who writes primarily in French and translates her own works into English.
Biography
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