The Perfect Circle

Pascale Quiviger was born in Montreal. She holds both a Master’s degree in Philosophy and a degree in Fine Arts. She lives in Italy, where she paints, writes and teaches visual arts. She has exhibited in both Canada and Italy, and has published a collection of short stories, Ni sol ni ciel (2001). Her novel Le cercle parfait won the 2004 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction in the French Language; the English edition, A Perfect Circle, translated by Sheila Fischman, was a finalist for the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Sheila Fischman is one of Canada's premier translators. She has translated over 125 books and for her work was awarded the Molson Prize in 2008. In 2007, her translation of Jacques Poulin's novel My Sister's Blue Eyes was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Translation. Her 2006 translation of Pascale Quiviger's novel The Perfect Circle was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.