Sheila Fischman

Sheila Fischman

CM CQ
Born (1937-12-01) 1 December 1937 (age 86)
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
OccupationTranslator

Sheila Leah Fischman CM CQ[1] (born 1 December 1937) is a Canadian translator who specializes in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature from French to English.[2]

Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan,[3] she was brought up in Ontario. She holds an M.A. from the University of Toronto. Fischman is a former editor of the Montreal Star's book section, as well as a columnist for The Globe and Mail and the Montreal Gazette and a broadcaster for CBC Radio.[4] She is a founding member of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada and founding co-editor of Ellipse: Œuvres en traduction/Writers in Translation. She lives in Montreal.

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  3. ^ "Sheila Fischman". CBC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Sheila Fischman | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-31.