Editing Nancy Huston (section)

==Career==
Because French was a language acquired at school and university, Huston found that the combination of her eventual command of the language and her distance from it as a non-[[native speaker]] helped her to find her literary voice. 
Since 1980, Huston has published over 45 books of fiction and non-fiction, including theatre and children's books. Some of her publications are self-translations of previously published works. Essentially she writes in French and subsequently self-translates into English but ''Plainsong'' (1993) was written first in English and then self-translated to French as ''Cantique des plaines'' (1993) – it was, however, the French version which first found a publisher.

While Huston's often controversial works of non-fiction have been well-received, her fiction has earned her the most critical acclaim. Her first novel, ''Les variations Goldberg'' (1981), was awarded the Prix Contrepoint and was shortlisted for the [[Prix Femina]]. She translated this novel into English as ''The Goldberg Variations'' (1996).

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''.<ref>[http://www.nwpassages.com/bios/huston.asp Author Profile: Nancy Huston]</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lemeac.com/catalogue/98-cantique-des-plaines.html|title=Leméac Éditeur - Nancy Huston|website=Leméac Éditeur}}</ref>

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]]''.

In 1999, she appeared in the film ''[[Set Me Free (1999 film)|Set Me Free]] (Emporte-moi)'', also collaborating on the screenplay.

Her works have been translated into many languages from Chinese to Russian.

In 2005, she was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Mrs. Nancy Huston {{!}} Paris, France {{!}} Officer of the Order of Canada |date=2005-06-29 |publisher=[[Governor General of Canada]] |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-8870 |access-date=2024-05-07}}</ref>

In 2006, she received the Prix Femina for the novel ''Lignes de faille'' and which, as ''[[Fault Lines (novel)|Fault Lines]]'', has been published by Atlantic Books and was shortlisted for the 2008 [[Orange Prize]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/heather-o-neill-nancy-huston-in-running-for-u-k-s-orange-prize-1.761712 | work=CBC News | title=Heather O'Neill, Nancy Huston in running for U.K.'s Orange Prize | date=March 18, 2008}}</ref>

In 2007, she received an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Liège]].

In 2010, she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa.<ref>[http://www.media.uottawa.ca/mediaroom/news-details_1994.html Outstanding individuals to receive honorary doctorates at University of Ottawa spring convocation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115130443/http://www.media.uottawa.ca/mediaroom/news-details_1994.html |date=2010-11-15 }}, University of Ottawa Website, 3 June 2010</ref>

In 2012, she was awarded the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nancy Huston {{!}} Paris, France {{!}} Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal |year=2012 |publisher=[[Governor General of Canada]] |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-8870 |access-date=2024-05-07}}</ref> That same year, she won the Literary Review's [[Bad Sex in Fiction Award]] for her novel, ''Infrared''.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/dec/04/bad-sex-award-nancy-huston|author-link=Maev Kennedy|first=Maev|last=Kennedy|date=December 4, 2012|access-date=December 4, 2012|title=Bad sex award goes to Nancy Huston's 'babies and bedazzlements'}}</ref>