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About the Author

Born in Montreal, Pascale Quiviger studied visual arts, earned an M.A. in philosophy and did an apprenticeship in print-making in Rome. She has published four novels, a book of short stories and a book of poems, and has written and illustrated two art books. Her novel The Perfect Circle won the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction in French, and, in English translation, was a finalist for the Giller Prize. The Breakwater House was a finalist for the Prix France-Quebec, and If You Hear Me was translated into Spanish. A resident of Italy for more than a decade, Pascale Quiviger now lives with her family in Nottingham, England.

Reviews

Praise for If You Hear Me “Lazer Lederhendler has presented challenging subject matter with sensitivity, nuance and elegance. His language is powerful yet limpid, understated yet heartbreaking, and lightly humorous. He delicately navigates complex layers of trauma in the immigrant and the patient, lingering between life and death, dream and reality. The finely drawn characters in this novel wait, as we all do, for release.”—Jury Statement from the Governor General's Literary Award for Translation “A tender and engaging examination of one family’s deepest connections to each other and how our own conscious being can affect and be affected by those around us. It’s a novel of impressive emotional resonance.”—Winnipeg Free Press "Pascale Quiviger’s Si tu m’entends was made accessible to English readers in 2020 as If You Hear Me, a heartening sign of the continuing trend for cutting-edge French-language Quebec fiction crossing over ... An engrossing combination of experimental and conventional techniques ... Exploring the aftermath of a man’s workplace accident and subsequent lapse into a coma, the novel provides a challenge that anyone who appreciates unflinching fiction—say, Emma Donoghue’s Room—will relish."—Montreal Gazette “A difficult subject, realistically treated . . . moving, but not tearful . . . intelligent and well-written.”—Le Figaro “Ingenious narrative techniques, depth of character, finesse of the pen: Pascale Quiviger plunges into her subject with remarkable skill."—Danielle Laurin, Le Devoir