Two uOttawa professors are among the French-language finalists in the 2007 Governor General’s Literary Awards.
Une toupie sur la tête: Visages de la folie à Saint-Jean-de-Dieu (Éditions du Boréal) by André Cellard of the Department of Criminology and Marie-Claude Thifault of the School of Nursing, was selected in the non-fiction category. Conjugating historical exactitude and compassion, and bringing archival sources in a uniquely creative way, the authors have shaped a reconstruction of life in the asylum of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu. This book traces the tragic destiny of thousands of lives broken by mental illness.
The winners will be announced on November 27 in Montreal.
