Marie-Renée Lavoie (born February 21, 1974, in Quebec City) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.Dominic Tardif, "Marie-Renée Lavoie vous veut du bien". Le Devoir, January 25, 2020. She is most noted for her 2010 novel La grande et le vieux, which won the 2012 edition of Le Combat des livres.Chantal Guy, "Combat des livres: victoire de La petite et le vieux de Marie-Renée Lavoie". La Presse, March 29, 2012.
Mister Roger and Me, an English translation of La petite et le vieux by Wayne Grady, was published in 2012.Kendra Paré, "Lost in Translation". The Link, September 27, 2012.
Her second novel, Autopsie d'une femme plate, was published in 2017,Christian Desmeules, "Marie-Renée Lavoie au bord de la crise de nerf". Le Devoir, April 29, 2017. and the English translation Autopsy of a Boring Wife followed in 2019.Nancy Wigston, "Marie-Renée Lavoie is ‘Boring’ her way to the truth". Toronto Star, March 15, 2019. A sequel novel, Diane demande un recomptage, was published in 2020,Marie-France Bornais, "«Diane demande un recomptage» de Marie-Renée Lavoie: recommencer sa vie". Le Journal de Québec, February 2, 2020. with the English translation A Boring Wife Settles the Score released in 2021."A Boring Wife Settles the Score". CBC Books, January 22, 2021.
Some Maintenance Required, an English translation of her 2018 novel Les chars meurent aussi, is slated for publication in 2022."66 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2022". CBC Books, January 11, 2022.
La petite et le vieux was adapted by Patrice Sauvé into the 2024 film Blue Sky Jo.Charles-Henri Ramond, "La Petite et le Vieux à Locarno". Films du Québec, July 25, 2024.
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