Madeleine Ouellette-Michalska


Madeleine Ouellette-Michalska is a Canadian writer from Quebec.

Early life and education

Ouellette-Michalska was born in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Quebec. She studied arts at the Université de Montréal, the Université du Québec and the Université de Sherbrooke, where she received a PhD degree in 1987.

Career

Ouellette-Michalska began writing professionally in the 1960s. One of her well-known works is the 1984 novel La Maison Trestler, a work of historical fiction. Her diary, La Tentation de dire, was published in 1985 and broadcast on CBC Radio-Canada.
As well as fiction, Ouellette-Michalska also published a number of essays, including L’Amour de la carte postale in 1987. She has contributed as a journalist to publications such as Perspectives and Le Devoir.
Ouellette-Michalska's sixth novel, L'Ete de l'ile de grace, won the 1993 France-Quebec literary prize.

Works



Le Plat de lentilles, novel,
La Danse de l’amante, theatre, 64 pages,