Karoline Georges | |
---|---|
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 22 June 1970
Occupation | Novelist, artist |
Period | 2000s–present |
Notable works | De synthèse |
Karoline Georges (born 22 June 1970)[1] is a Canadian writer and multidisciplinary artist from Quebec,[2] whose novel De synthèse won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards.[3]
She studied art and film at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, and art history at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Her debut novel, La Mue de l'hermaphrodite, was published in 2001, and she has since published novels, short stories, poetry and children's literature.[4]
De synthèse won the Prix Jacques-Brossard in 2018.[5] It was selected for the 2019 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it was defended by broadcaster Manal Drissi.[6]