Anne Hébert

Canadian author and poet (1916-2000) · Canada · On the map · Writers · Died at 83

Anne Hébert, was a Canadian author and poet. She won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, three times, twice for fiction and once for poetry.

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2000Died22 January 20001995Honorary Doctorate of Grenoble-III UniversityAward1993Prix Alain-GrandboisAward1992Governor General's Award for French-language fictionAward1988Prix Littéraire Canada-Communauté Française de BelgiqueAward1985Officer of the National Order of QuebecAward1983Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward1982Prix FeminaAward1976Roland de Jouvenel PrizeAward1975Governor General's Award for French-language fictionAward1971Prix des LibrairesAward1968Desbordes-Valmore AwardAwardMolson PrizeAward1960Governor General's Award for French-language poetry or dramaAward1958Prix Québec-ParisAward1916Born1 August 1916