Monique Pariseau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Monique Pariseau

Canadian writer

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1948

Place of Birth: Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada

Profession: writer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Monique Pariseau (born 1948) is a Canadian writer and educator living in Quebec. She was born in Quebec City, Quebec, and grew up there and in Saint-Vallier.
From 1983 to 1985, she taught at Safi, Morocco.
She went on to teach French and literature at the Cégep de Saint-Jérôme, settling in Saint-Hippolyte.
She retired from teaching in 2009.Her first novel Les Figues de Barbarie, set in Morocco and published in 1990, finished second in the Prix Robert-Cliche competition for 1990.
Her novel Le Secret was a finalist for the Prix Elle-Québec.
She received second prize for her story "Brin de nid" in the Prix littéraires de Radio-Canada.