Marie-Christine Lévesque | |
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![]() Lévesque at the 2017
Salon du livre de Montréal | |
Born | 1958 |
Died | 16 July 2020 | (aged 61–62)
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | Writer and editor |
Notable work |
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Spouse | Serge Bouchard |
Awards |
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Marie-Christine Lévesque (1958 – 16 July 2020) was a Canadian art director, [1] author and editor. [3] [4] [5] As an art director she won the 2005 Applied Arts Award for the cover design of 9 Vues. [1] Her partner was Serge Bouchard [6] and she co-authored books with him including Elles ont fait l’Amérique : De remarquables oubliés, tome 1 and Le peuple rieur. Hommage à mes amis innus, the latter of which won the 2018 Le Prix Victor-Barbeau award. [2] Her writings explored the lives of North American people from the 16th century to the 19th century [7] and the Innu people. [6]
Lévesque is the daughter of Gérard D. Levesque and Denyse Lefort. [3] She grew up beside an indigenous reserve but was raised to be scared of this group of people. [5]
Lévesque started her career as an advertising designer [4] and worked as an art director for book jackets. [1] She received the 2005 Applied Arts Award for the cover design of 9 Vues, a book presenting the engravings of Louise Masson that accompanied the poetry of Daniel Danis. [1] She also received a 2005 Applied Arts Award as the art director for Peau/Parfum/Noire. [8]
Lévesque worked as an editor before committing to writing full-time. [4] In 2011 Lévesque co-wrote Elles ont fait l’Amérique : De remarquables oubliés, tome 1 with her husband Serge Bouchard. The book is a compilation of 15 biographies of women in North America who are not popularly known about [9] and inspired by an Ici Radio-Canada Première radio show called De remarquables oubliés. [10] In 2012, Lévesque's husband Serge Bouchard was invited by the Essipit Band Council to write the history of the Innu people and Lévesque accompanied her husband to co-write and edit the work. While with the Innu people she was inspired by her husband to appreciate the Indigenous community and the nature around them. [5] The writings were released as an essay in 2017 called Le peuple rieur. Hommage à mes amis innus [6] and received the Le Prix Victor-Barbeau award. [2] [11] It was also the 27th bestselling book in Quebec independent bookstores in 2018. [12]
Lévesque adopted a child from China with her partner Serge Bouchard in 2003. [13] She had a daughter named Lou. [4] Lévesque died on 16 July 2020 of brain cancer. [4] At the time of her death she was preparing to publish a poetry collection. [5]
In describing her writing style, Lévesque said, "I am literary, minimalist." [a] [5] When describing Elles ont fait l'Amérique, Laurence Clerfeuille said the writing was, "Dense, meticulous, sometimes moving, the stories skillfully combine romantic and socio-historical elements." [b] However, "A reader not accustomed to the historical context may perhaps get lost at times in certain incidental information." [c] [7] Michel Lapierre of Le Devoir, when describing Ils ont couru l’Amérique, said that Lévesque and Serge Bouchard, "share an admirable talent for storytelling." [d] [9]
In 2020 Alexandre Castonguay, Patrice Dubois and Soleil Launière created a theatrical show called Courir l'Amérique based on Lévesque's books Elles ont fait l’Amérique and Ils ont couru l’Amérique. The artists toured their production across Canada. [14] [15]
Co-written with Serge Bouchard
Marie-Christine Lévesque | |
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![]() Lévesque at the 2017
Salon du livre de Montréal | |
Born | 1958 |
Died | 16 July 2020 | (aged 61–62)
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | Writer and editor |
Notable work |
|
Spouse | Serge Bouchard |
Awards |
|
Marie-Christine Lévesque (1958 – 16 July 2020) was a Canadian art director, [1] author and editor. [3] [4] [5] As an art director she won the 2005 Applied Arts Award for the cover design of 9 Vues. [1] Her partner was Serge Bouchard [6] and she co-authored books with him including Elles ont fait l’Amérique : De remarquables oubliés, tome 1 and Le peuple rieur. Hommage à mes amis innus, the latter of which won the 2018 Le Prix Victor-Barbeau award. [2] Her writings explored the lives of North American people from the 16th century to the 19th century [7] and the Innu people. [6]
Lévesque is the daughter of Gérard D. Levesque and Denyse Lefort. [3] She grew up beside an indigenous reserve but was raised to be scared of this group of people. [5]
Lévesque started her career as an advertising designer [4] and worked as an art director for book jackets. [1] She received the 2005 Applied Arts Award for the cover design of 9 Vues, a book presenting the engravings of Louise Masson that accompanied the poetry of Daniel Danis. [1] She also received a 2005 Applied Arts Award as the art director for Peau/Parfum/Noire. [8]
Lévesque worked as an editor before committing to writing full-time. [4] In 2011 Lévesque co-wrote Elles ont fait l’Amérique : De remarquables oubliés, tome 1 with her husband Serge Bouchard. The book is a compilation of 15 biographies of women in North America who are not popularly known about [9] and inspired by an Ici Radio-Canada Première radio show called De remarquables oubliés. [10] In 2012, Lévesque's husband Serge Bouchard was invited by the Essipit Band Council to write the history of the Innu people and Lévesque accompanied her husband to co-write and edit the work. While with the Innu people she was inspired by her husband to appreciate the Indigenous community and the nature around them. [5] The writings were released as an essay in 2017 called Le peuple rieur. Hommage à mes amis innus [6] and received the Le Prix Victor-Barbeau award. [2] [11] It was also the 27th bestselling book in Quebec independent bookstores in 2018. [12]
Lévesque adopted a child from China with her partner Serge Bouchard in 2003. [13] She had a daughter named Lou. [4] Lévesque died on 16 July 2020 of brain cancer. [4] At the time of her death she was preparing to publish a poetry collection. [5]
In describing her writing style, Lévesque said, "I am literary, minimalist." [a] [5] When describing Elles ont fait l'Amérique, Laurence Clerfeuille said the writing was, "Dense, meticulous, sometimes moving, the stories skillfully combine romantic and socio-historical elements." [b] However, "A reader not accustomed to the historical context may perhaps get lost at times in certain incidental information." [c] [7] Michel Lapierre of Le Devoir, when describing Ils ont couru l’Amérique, said that Lévesque and Serge Bouchard, "share an admirable talent for storytelling." [d] [9]
In 2020 Alexandre Castonguay, Patrice Dubois and Soleil Launière created a theatrical show called Courir l'Amérique based on Lévesque's books Elles ont fait l’Amérique and Ils ont couru l’Amérique. The artists toured their production across Canada. [14] [15]
Co-written with Serge Bouchard