Esther Rochon

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Esther Rochon (born June 27, 1948 in Québec as Esther Blackburn) is a French-Canadian writer of fantasy and science fiction literature.

Life

Rochon was born into a family of artists: Her mother is the screenwriter Marthe Blackburn , her father the composer Maurice Blackburn . She studied mathematics at the University of Montreal .

In 1964 Rochon won her first award for the short story L'Initiateur et les étrangers . Five years later she was one of the co-founders of the Canadian SF magazine Imagine ... , which she co-edited until 1971. In 1974 her Cycle de Vrénalik started with The Dreamer in the Citadel . This has been revised several times and published under different names.

In her home country she is one of the most important genre writers. She is the four-time winner of the Grand Prix de la Science-Fiction et du Fantastique Québécois .

Works (selection)

Individual works

  • Coquillage . La pleine lune, 1986.
  • L'espace you diamond. La pleine lune, 1990.

Cycle de Vrénalik (latest version)

  • Le rêveur dans la citadelle . (Eng. The dreamer in the citadel). Alire (German edition: Heyne), 1998.
  • L'aigle des profondeurs . Alire, 2002.
  • L'archipel noi. Alire, 1999
  • La dragonne de l'aurore , Alire, 2009

Les Chronicles Inférnales

  • Lame . Alire, 1995
  • Aboli . Alire, 1996
  • Overture . Alire, 1997
  • Secrets . Alire, 1998
  • Or . Alire, 1999
  • Sorbier . Alire, 2000

Awards

  • 1964 Premier prix, section contes, du concours des Jeunes Auteurs by Radio-Canada for L'Initiateur et les étrangers
  • 1986 Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois for Au fond des yeux , Le piège à souvenirs and L'équisement du soleil
  • 1986 Prix ​​Boréal for L'équisement du soleil
  • 1987 Prix Boréal for Coquillage
  • 1987 Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois for Coquillage, Dans la forêt de vitrai and Le nappe de velours rose
  • 1991 Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois for L'espace du diamant
  • 2000 Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois for Or
  • 2015 Prix ​​Hommage visionnaire (for life's work)

Web links

Commons : Esther Rochon  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Authors: Rochon, Esther. In: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. March 25, 2019, accessed on September 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Gero: On the 65th birthday of Esther Rochon. In: Bibliotheka Fantastika. July 27, 2013, accessed September 22, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Rochon, Esther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Franco-Canadian writer of fantasy and science fiction literature
DATE OF BIRTH June 27, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Quebec