Nelly Arcan

Nelly Arcan was born in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Her first novel Putain enjoyed immediate critical and media success. It was a finalist for both the Prix Medicis and the Prix Femina, two of France's most prestigious literary awards. Three more novels followed establishing her as a literary star in Quebec and France: Folle (also nominated for the Prix Femina), A ciel ouvert , and L'enfant dans le miroir . Paradis, clef en main , her fourth novel, was completed just days before she...See more

Nelly Arcan was born in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Her first novel Putain enjoyed immediate critical and media success. It was a finalist for both the Prix Medicis and the Prix Femina, two of France's most prestigious literary awards. Three more novels followed establishing her as a literary star in Quebec and France: Folle (also nominated for the Prix Femina), A ciel ouvert , and L'enfant dans le miroir . Paradis, clef en main , her fourth novel, was completed just days before she committed suicide in 2009 at the age of thirty-six. See less