Yvette Naubert

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rdf:langString Yvette Naubert (September 19, 1918 – December 1, 1982) was a Canadian writer and playwright. The daughter of Jean-Marie Naubert and Theodora D'Aoust, she was born in Hull and received a Bachelor of Music from the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy in Montreal. From 1946 to 1952, she wrote drama for Radio Canada. After spending some time in the United States, Naubert produced a number of novels: * La dormeuse éveillée (1965) * Contes de la solitude (1967) * L'été de la cigale (1968), which received the Prix du Cercle du livre de France and the Prix David * Les Pierrefendre (1972) She was writer in residence at the University of Ottawa in 1980. Naubert died in Ottawa at the age of 64. Île Yvette-Naubert, a small island in the Ottawa River near the Val-Tétreau neighbourhood of Gatineau, was named in her honour. Avenue Yvette-Naubert in Montreal also takes its name from her.