Lori Saint-Martin (c. 1959 – 22 October 2022) was a Canadian author and literary translator.[1][2] Her first novel, Les Portes closes, came out in 2013.[3] Working with her husband Paul Gagné, she translated over seventy English language books into French, including the works of such authors as Maya Angelou, Margaret Atwood, and Naomi Klein.[1][3]
Lori Saint-Martin | |
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| Born | 20 November 1959 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 22 October 2022 (aged 62) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Author, literary translator |
| Spouse | Paul Gagné |
| Awards | Acfas Andre-Laurendeau Award (2013) Governor General's Literary Awards (2000) Governor General's Award for English to French translation (2018) |
Saint-Martin died on 22 October 2022, at the age of 62.[4]
Education
editSaint-Martin attended the University of Waterloo for her undergraduate education where she graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in 1980 and received the Alumni Gold Medal.[5] She graduated from Université Laval in with her doctorate in 1988 on Québecois women's literature, entitled Malaise et révolte des femmes dans la littérature québécoise depuis 1945.[6]
Works
editSaint-Martin taught literature at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM).[7] As a specialist of women's studies and Quebec literature, she published several scholarly works on these subjects.[8][9] As an author, she has published three short story collections and a novel.[10]
Fiction:
- 2014 – Mathématiques intimes (short stories)
- 2013 – Les Portes closes (novel)
- 1999 – Mon père, la nuit (short stories)
- 1991 – Lettre imaginaire à la femme de mon amant (short stories)
Non-Fiction:
- 2011 – Postures viriles : ce que dit la presse masculine (Éditions du remue-ménage)
- 2010 – Au-delà du nom : la question du père dans la littérature québécoise actuelle (Presses de l'Université de Montréal)
- 2002 – La voyageuse et la prisonnière : Gabrielle Roy et la question des femmes (Boréal)
- 1999 – Le nom de la mere : meres, filles et ecriture dans la litterature Quebecoise au feminin (Édition Nota bene)
- 1997 – Contre-voix : essais de critique au féminin (Nuit blanche)
- 1992–1994 – L'autre lecture : La critique au féminin et les textes québécois (XYZ)
Selected translations (with Paul Gagné):
- 2008 – Tant que je serai noire (Maya Angelou, The Heart of a Woman)
- 2008 – La Stratégie du choc (Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine)
- 2008 – 28 (Stephanie Nolen, 28)
- 2006 – Contre-la-montre : combattre le sida en Afrique (Stephen Lewis, Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa)
- 2006 – Cibles mouvantes : essais 1971–2004 (Margaret Atwood, Moving Targets: Writing with Intent, 1982–2004)
- 2005 – L'Odyssée de Pénéloppe (Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad)
- 2001 – La Perte et le fracas (Alistair MacLeod, No Great Mischief)
Awards and recognition
editPaul Gagné and Lori Saint-Martin have been jointly awarded several translation prizes throughout their career. These include the John Glassco Translation Prize in 1993, the QWF Translation Prize in 2004, 2006 and 2008 and the Governor General's Award in 2000, 2007 and 2015. They have also been shortlisted for the Governor General's Award an additional twelve times.[1][10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b c Literary Translators' Association of Canada. "LTAC Profile: Lori Saint-Martin". Literary Translators' Association of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Canada Council for the Arts. "Read Great Books: Solomon Gursky". Canada Council for the Arts. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ a b Marie-Christine Blais (25 May 2013). "Lori Saint-Martin : double "je"". La Presse. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "L'écrivaine et traductrice Lori Saint-Martin est décédée". Le Devoir. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Past Alumni Gold Medal winners". University of Waterloo. 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Saint-Martin, Lori (1988). Malaise et révolte des femmes dans la littérature québécoise depuis 1945 (PhD thesis). Université Laval. OCLC 1131384534. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Université du Québec à Montréal. "Département d'études litéraires: Lori Saint-Martin". Université du Québec à Montréal. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ York University Libraries. "Search results, York University Libraries". York University Libraries. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Library and Archives Canada. "Search results, Amicus Catalogue". Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ a b Chantale Cusson (3 November 2015). "Raconte-moi un auteur: Lori Saint-Martin et Paul Gagné". L'actualité. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Canada Council for the Arts. "Past Recipients". Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved 25 November 2015.