 Sonia Sarfati
Place of birth: Toulouse, France
Place of residence: Montreal, Quebec
At the age of 10, Sonia Sarfati moved to Montreal with her family from
her native village in France. This was a watershed event in her life as
she found it difficult to make new friends and surrounded herself with
books and stories. Writing came easily to her. She had already received
several journalism awards by the time she published her first novel for
children. With several unpublished manuscripts at the bottom of her drawer,
she decided to enter a children's book competition. Although her submission
did not receive an award, it was later published by Québec/Amérique,
and she has devoted all her energies to children's literature. She is currently
a writer for the cultural section of La Presse and contributes to
a television broadcast and to a number of magazines. The mother of two
sons, she has written several books for children. Sonia Sarfati loves writing
and her greatest desire is to continue writing books.
Awards
- 1990 Alvine-Bélisle Award for Sauvetages.
- 1994 Médaille de la Culture française.
- 1995 Governor General's Literature Award, Children's Literature category
(best French text) for Comme une peau de chagrin.
Selected Bibliography
Children's Books
Chalet, secret et gros billets. Illustrated by Pierre Durand.
Montréal: Éditions La Courte échelle, c1993.
63 p.: ill.; 18 cm. (Premier roman PR 32)
ISBN 2890211967
La Comédienne disparue. Illustrated by Caroline Merola.
Montréal: Courte échelle, c1994.
92 p.: ill.; 18 cm. (Roman jeunesse; RJ48)
ISBN 2890212114
Comme une peau de chagrin. Montréal: La Courte échelle,
c1995.
151 p.; 18 cm. (Roman+; R+ 37)
ISBN 2890212424
Crayons, chaussons et grands espions. Illustrated by Pierre
Durand. Montréal: Courte échelle, c1994.
62 p.: ill.; 18 cm. (Premier roman PR 37)
ISBN 2890212203
Maison, prison et folle évasion. Illustrated by Pierre
Durand. Montréal: La Courte échelle, c1996.
61 p.: ill.; 18 cm. (Premier roman PR 48)
ISBN 2890212572
Le Pari d'Agathe. Montréal: Québec/Amérique,
c1988.
140 p.; 18 cm. (Collection Jeunesse/romans)
ISBN 2890374076 (amended)
Sauvetages: nouvelles. Montréal: Québec/Amérique,
1989.
112 p.; 18 cm. (Collection Littérature jeunesse; 25)
ISBN 289037476
Tricot, piano et jeu vidéo. Illustrated by Pierre Durand.
Montréal: Éditions de la Courte échelle, c1992.
61 p.: ill.; 18 cm. (Premier roman PR 29)
ISBN 289021181
La Ville engloutie. Illustrated by Caroline Merola. Montréal:
Éditions La Courte échelle, c1992.
94 p.: ill.; 18 cm. (Roman jeunesse; RJ 36)
ISBN 2890211797
Les Voix truquées. Illustrated by Caroline Merola. Montréal:
Éditions de la Courte échelle, c1993.
93 p.: ill.; 18 cm. (Roman jeunesse; RJ 41)
ISBN 2890211878
Books for Adults
Plante-atout. Written by Sonia Sarfati and Marie-José
Lefebvre; illustrated by Jean-Pierre Karnas. Montréal: Transmonde,
1987.
148, [4] p.: ill.; 23 cm.
ISBN 2893740111
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