Lise Gauvin


Lise Gauvin is a Canadian writer and literary critic from Quebec.
She was born in Quebec City and pursued literary studies at Université Laval and the University of Vienna. She went on to earn a doctorate from the Paris-Sorbonne University in 1967. In 1969, she began teaching in the French studies department at the Université de Montréal; in 1998, she became department director. She was director for the review from 1994 to 2000. She also contributed to various publications including Le Devoir.
In 1984, she was elected president of the Association des éditeurs de périodiques culturels québécois. In 1993, she was elected to the for her contributions to French language literature. In 2000, she became a member of the Académie des lettres du Québec and the Royal Society of Canada. In 2005, she was named a Chevalier in the French Ordre des Palmes Académiques. Gauvin was awarded the in 2007 for her work. In 2015, she was named an Officer in the National Order of Quebec.

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