Jocelyne Mallet-Parent
Categories: Female Authors - Francophone Authors - Novelists - Acadian Coast
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Biography
An Acadian born in New Brunswick and an accomplished globe-trotter, Jocelyne Mallet-Parent lives in the Gaspé Peninsula. Following a brilliant career in education in New Brunswick (teacher, principal, superintendent, and Assistant Deputy Minister of Education), she took up writing soon afterward.
She won the Prix France-Acadie in 2007 for her first work, a social novel entitled Sous le même soleil (Lévis: Éditions de la Francophonie, 2006). This was followed by L’Éclaboussure / Ariane in 2007. Her third novel, Dans la tourmente afghane (Ottawa: Éditions David, 2009), borrows from both the psychological drama and action novel genres, with a few touches of a thriller thrown in.
In addition to taking part in several book fairs in New Brunswick, Quebec, and France, Jocelyne Mallet-Parent is a member of the AAAPNB, UNEQ, and is president of the Regroupement des auteurs de la Gaspésie (RAG).
What do you consider to be the highlight of your career so far?
Having spent my whole career in education, I never missed an opportunity to encourage the cause of literacy. I wanted to share my passion for the French language with students by trying to instill in them the importance of knowing how to communicate and a concern for using quality language.
One of the highlights of my education career was having the opportunity to extend the reach of my work to the international Francophonie as a national correspondent for CONFEMEN (the oldest institution of the Francophonie working to promote education in French-speaking countries).
The highlight of my new career as a novelist has been viewing a photograph of a class of high school students reading my first novel, their eyes riveted to the pages of Sous le même soleil. At once I had a strong feeling of having achieved my objectives: getting young people to read! I love that picture and was deeply moved by it.
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| Prix France-Acadie - 2007 | In recognition of: Sous le même soleil |
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Dans la tourmente afghane (2009) |
Excerpt: Dire ou taire. Parler ou se soustraire. Dévoiler ou envelopper la vérité, telle une musulmane drapée sous sa burkha. L’indécision rongeait Jonathan Dupuis comme du sel un morceau de glace. Révéler tout d’un bloc, dès sa sortie d’avion, les parcelles de ce dont il se souvenait encore ou… l’autre solution : celle de feindre la réussite totale de cette mission. Taire à tout jamais ce qui était pour lui du domaine de l’indicible. « Pourquoi diable est-ce que j’hésite autant? De toute façon, dans un cas comme dans l’autre, ma vie en est transformée à jamais. Plus rien ne sera pareil. Je sais fort bien que ma jeunesse, mon insouciance et ma joie de vivre n’ont pas pris, avec moi, le vol du retour au pays. En cette nuit d’enfer, je les ai largués par-dessus bord, au milieu de nulle part, dans les hauteurs de ce lieu sinistre où je n’aurais jamais dû mettre les pieds. » Dans la tourmente afghane, (page 15) |
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