Anne Hebert

Anne Hébert (August 1, 1916 - January 22, 2000) was a Canadian author and poet. Download high resolution version (640x634, 67 KB)Anne Hébert, 1986, by Harry Palmer Copyright: National Archives of Canada: PA-165981 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (640x634, 67 KB)Anne Hébert, 1986, by Harry Palmer Copyright: National Archives of Canada: PA-165981 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Poets are authors of poems. ...

Anne Hébert was born in Sainte-Catherine-de-Fossambault, Quebec. Encouraged by her father, she began writing poetry and stories while still quite young. In 1954, she moved to Paris but continued to return to Quebec, which is the inspiration for much of her work. She died of bone cancer in Montreal, Quebec at the age of 83. This article describes the Canadian province. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

In 1968 she was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning they desire a better country. ...

Originally written in French, her work has been translated into English, Spanish, Italian, German and Japanese. French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... Italian is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people, most of whom live in Italy. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... The Japanese language is a spoken and written language used mainly in Japan. ...

Biblography

Novels

• Kamouraska (1970)
• Les enfants du sabbat (1975)
• Héloise (1980)
• Les fous de Bassan (1982)
• Un Habit D'Lumiere (1999)

Poetry

• Les songes en equilibre (1942)
• Le tombeau des rois (1953)

Short Stories

• Le torrent (1950)

Film Scripts

• L'Éclusier (Lock-keeper) (1953)
• The Charwoman (1954)
• Midinette (Needles and Pins) (1955)
• La Canne à pêche (1959)
• Saint-Denys Garneau (1960)
• L'Étudiant (1961)
• Kamouraska (1973)
• Les Fous de Bassan (1987)