Nelly Arcan
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| On September 3, 2009, three weeks before her death, Arcan published a story in her weekly column in the Quebec French-language weekly ''[[ici (magazine)|Ici magazine]]'' entitled "Take Me, or You're Dead," detailing her experience with a [[stalking|stalker]]. | On September 3, 2009, three weeks before her death, Arcan published a story in her weekly column in the Quebec French-language weekly ''[[ici (magazine)|Ici magazine]]'' entitled "Take Me, or You're Dead," detailing her experience with a [[stalking|stalker]]. | ||
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| - | *''[[Putain]]'' (2002) | + | *''[[Putain (novel)|Putain]]'' (2002) |
| *''[[Folle (book)|Folle]]'' (2004) | *''[[Folle (book)|Folle]]'' (2004) | ||
| *''[[L'enfant dans le miroir]]'' (2007) | *''[[L'enfant dans le miroir]]'' (2007) | ||
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Nelly Arcan (March 5, 1973 – September 24, 2009) was a Canadian novelist.
She was born Isabelle Fortier at Lac-Mégantic in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Her first novel, Putain, enjoyed immediate critical and media success and was a finalist for both the Prix Médicis and the Prix Fémina. Afterwards, Arcan wrote several short stories, opinion pieces and columns for various Quebec newspapers and literary magazines.
Arcan was found dead in Montreal on September 24, 2009. According to the Montreal police spokeperson, the cause of the author's death is not yet known, but they are treating it as a suicide. She had just finished writing her last book, Paradis clés en main.
Victim of stalking
On September 3, 2009, three weeks before her death, Arcan published a story in her weekly column in the Quebec French-language weekly Ici magazine entitled "Take Me, or You're Dead," detailing her experience with a stalker.
Bibliography
- Putain (2002)
- Folle (2004)
- L'enfant dans le miroir (2007)
- A Ciel Ouvert (2007)
- Paradis clés en main (2009 – not yet published)
