Monique-Proulx

Monique
Proulx

Monique Proulx is one of Quebec’s most popular authors. A novelist, story writer and screenwriter, she has published six works of fiction, including Sex of the StarsThe Invisible Man at the WindowAurora Montrealis, The Heart Is an Involuntary Muscle, which was a finalist for the 2002 Governor General’s Award for fiction (French language) and a selection for the 2004 CBC Canada Reads competition, and Wildlives. She also won the 1993 Prix Quebec-Paris, le Signet d’Or de Plaisir de lire, le Prix des libraires du Quebec and le Prix little praire Desjardins. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Monique Proulx is one of Quebec’s most popular authors. A novelist, story writer and screenwriter, she has published six works of fiction, including Sex of the StarsThe Invisible Man at the WindowAurora Montrealis, The Heart Is an Involuntary Muscle, which was a finalist for the 2002 Governor General’s Award for fiction (French language) and a selection for the 2004 CBC Canada Reads competition, and Wildlives. She also won the 1993 Prix Quebec-Paris, le Signet d’Or de Plaisir de lire, le Prix des libraires du Quebec and le Prix little praire Desjardins. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.
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