Nathalie Petrowski
Nathalie Petrowski | |
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| Born | 1954 Paris, France |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | novel, critic, screenplay |
Nathalie Petrowski (born 1954) is a French-born Canadian journalist and writer living in Quebec.
She was born in Paris, lived in the Lorraine region and came to Canada at the age of five. She attended the Collège International Marie de France and went on to receive a bachelor's degree in Communications from Concordia University in 1975. She began working for Le Journal de Montréal, joining Le Devoir in 1976, where her work appeared in the culture section. She also worked on television and radio. She joined La Presse in 1992.[1][2][3]
In 1981, Petrowski received the Prix Jules Fournier for her contributions to the French language and the Prix Jules Fournier for her work in print journalism.[1]
Her 1995 novel Maman last call was adapted by Petrowski for a 2005 film of the same name directed by François Bouvier.[2] The film was nominated for a Genie Award in 2006 for best adapted screenplay.[4]
She has written scripts for the television series Miss Météo and wrote the screenplay for the 2011 film Gerry.[3]
Her spouse is the radio host Michel Lacombe.[3]
Selected works
[edit]- Il restera toujours le Nebraska, novel (1990)
- Jean-Claude Lauzon, le poète (2006)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Petrowski, Nathalie" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
- ^ a b "Qui est cette étudiante qui parle de cinéma québécois?" (in French). Radio Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b c "Portrait d'une baveuse sans retouches". La Presse (in French).
- ^ "Forget the awards. Watch the party". Globe and Mail. January 26, 2006.
External links
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- French emigrants to Canada
- Concordia University alumni
- Canadian women novelists
- Canadian women screenwriters
- 20th-century Canadian novelists
- 20th-century Canadian women writers
- 21st-century Canadian screenwriters
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- 20th-century Canadian journalists
- 21st-century Canadian journalists
- Canadian newspaper reporters and correspondents
- Canadian television reporters and correspondents
- Canadian radio reporters and correspondents
- Canadian women television journalists
- Canadian women radio journalists
- Canadian television writers
- 20th-century Canadian women journalists
- 21st-century Canadian women journalists