Fanny Britt

Fanny Iseult Britt (born 1977) is a Canadian playwright and translator living in Quebec.

She was born in Amos and grew up in Montreal. She studied playwriting at the National Theatre School of Canada, graduating in 2001.[1]

In 2008, she founded Théâtre Debout with Geoffrey Gaquère and Johanne Haberlin.[2]

She was the winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 2013 Governor General's Awards for her play Bienveillance, and of the Governor General's Award for French-language novel at the 2021 Governor General's Awards for her novel Faire les sucres.[3]

Works

Translations

Plays

  • Honey Pie (2003)
  • Couche avec moi (c'est l'hiver) (2006)
  • Hôtel Pacifique (2009)
  • Enquête sur le pire (2010)
  • Chaque Jour (2011)
  • Bienveillance (2012)[1][2]
  • Cinq à Sept (with Mani Soleymanlou, 2015)
  • Hurlevents (2018)
  • Toutes choses (2022)
  • Lysis (with Alexia Bürger, 2023)


Novels

  • Les maisons (2015)[4]
  • Faire les sucres (2021)

She has also written youth literature including the series Félicien, the graphic novel Jane, le renard et moi, and Forever Truffle, with illustrations by Isabelle Arsenault.[5][6]

She contributed to the Télé-Québec series Tactik.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Britt, Fanny". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Fanny Iseult Britt" (in French). Centre des auteurs dramatiques.
  3. Laila Maalouf, "Fanny Britt remporte le Prix du Gouverneur général". La Presse, November 17, 2021.
  4. "Dans la maison de Fanny Britt". La Press. October 28, 2015.
  5. Brosgol, Vera (2022-08-19). "Louis's Little Brother Rocks On". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  6. "Forever Truffle by Fanny Britt". www.publishersweekly.com. n.d. Retrieved 2023-08-15.


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