Nancy Huston
- January 5, 2024
- Linguist
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Nancy Huston Biography
| Name | Nancy Huston |
| Birthday | Sep 16 |
| Birth Year | 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Calgary |
| Home Town | Alberta |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Spouse | Tzvetan Todorov |
Nancy Huston is one of the most popular and richest Linguist who was born on September 16, 1953 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Nancy Louise Huston OC, born September 16, 1953 in Canada, is an essayist and novelist. She writes primarily French and also translates her own work into English.
Only Trois fois septembre (1989), Visages de l’aube 2001, and Infrarouge (2010) of her fiction have been published in English. Her three children’s books as well as Visages de l’aube 2001 and Visages de l’aube (2011) are not available in English. Two plays have been published by her, but they are not yet translated.
Huston’s novel, Instruments des ténèbres, has been her most successful novel yet, being shortlisted for the Prix Femina, and the Governor General’s Award. It was awarded the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, as well as both the Prix des lectrices (Elle Québec) and the Prix du livre Inter in 1997.
In 1998, she was nominated for a Governor General’s Award for her novel L’Empreinte de l’ange. The next year she was nominated for a Governor General’s Award for translating the work into English as The Mark of the Angel.
Although Huston’s controversial non-fiction works have been well received, it is her fiction that has won her the greatest critical acclaim. The Prix Contrepoint was given to her first novel, Les variations Goldberg (1981), and she was also shortlisted for the Prix Femina. This novel was translated into English by her as The Goldberg Variations (1996).
Nancy Huston Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Linguist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Nancy Huston is one of the richest Linguist from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nancy Huston 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Huston was born in Calgary in Alberta, Canada. This is where she lived until she was fifteen years old. Her family then moved to Wilton in New Hampshire. She attended High Mowing School. Huston attended Sarah Lawrence College in New York City. She was given the chance to spend one year in Paris during her studies. Huston arrived in Paris in 1973 and received a master’s from the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales. She wrote a thesis about swear words under the guidance of Roland Barthes.
Huston learned French at school and university. She found her literary voice when she combined her proficiency in the language with her lack of knowledge. Huston has published more than 45 books, fiction and non-fiction since 1980. This includes theatre books and books for children. Some of her publications are self translations of previously published works. She writes in French, and later self-translates into English. Plainsong (1993), however, was first written in English. It was then self-translated into French as Cantique des plaines (1993). However, it was the French version that first found a publisher.
Her next major award came in 1993 when she was received the Canadian Governor General’s Award for Fiction in French for Cantique des Plaines (1993). This was initially contested as it was a translation of Plainsong (1993), but Huston demonstrated that it was an adaptation and kept the prize. A subsequent novel, La virevolte (1994), won the Prix “L” and the Prix Louis-Hémon. It was published in English in 1996 as Slow Emergencies.
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Who is Nancy Huston Dating?
According to our records, Nancy Huston married to Tzvetan Todorov. As of December 1, 2023, Nancy Huston’s is not dating anyone.
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In 2012, she won the Literary Review’s Bad Sex in Fiction Award for her novel, Infrared.
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Nancy Ranked on the list of most popular Linguist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Nancy Huston celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.
Is Nancy Huston a true bilingual?
Nancy Huston
Occupation| Novelist, translator
Nationality| Canadian
Notable awards| Grand prix des lectrices de Elle
Spouse| Tzvetan Todorov
Who is Nancy Huston?
Nancy Huston, (born September 16, 1953, Calgary, Alberta, Canada), Canadian novelist and nonfiction author who wrote in French and English and made prizewinning translations of her own works, which explore the themes of cultural dislocation and personal identity.
Where was Nancy Huston born?
Calgary, Canada