Anne Hébert

Anne Hébert
Born(1916-08-01)August 1, 1916
St. Catherine de Fossambault, Quebec, Canada
DiedJanuary 22, 2000(2000-01-22) (aged 83)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
LanguageFrench
CitizenshipCanadian
Notable worksLes Songes en Équilibre, Poèmes, Kamouraska
Notable awardsPrix David, Prix Femina, FRSC, Governor General's Award, Order of Canada, Prix Duvernay, Molson Prize

Anne Hébert CC OQ (pronounced [an eˈbɛʁ] in French) (August 1, 1916 – January 22, 2000), was a Canadian author and poet. She won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, three times, twice for fiction and once for poetry.