Suzanne Lebeau
Le bruit des os qui craquent
Drama
Photo : Josée Lambert
Suzanne Lebeau, Montreal,
Le bruit des os qui craquent.
(Leméac Éditeur; distributed by Socadis)
(ISBN 978-2-7609-0408-8)
Biography
The author of some 20 plays (translated into 13 languages) and co-founder of Montreal's Le Carrousel theatre company, Suzanne Lebeau is among the Quebec playwrights whose work is most performed internationally. A mentor to young playwrights, she taught writing at the National Theatre School of Canada for 13 years and conducted the National Arts Centre's first workshop on writing for young audiences. Her significant contribution to children's theatre has earned her several awards and honours in Canada and abroad, including being named a Knight of the Ordre de la Pléiade. A five-time finalist, Suzanne Lebeau wins her first GG with Le bruit des os qui craquent (also awarded Lyon, France's Prix des Journées des auteurs de théâtre and the Prix Sony Labou Tansi des lycéens). She lives in Montreal.
Jury's comment
Le bruit des os qui craquent is a rare, courageous and beautiful work. Suzanne Lebeau conveys the devastating effects of war on children with sensitivity and uncompromising rigour. Directly and with heartbreaking lucidity, she broaches the question of individual and collective responsibility, and proposes empathy as the road toward hope and ultimately, redemption.
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