Anne Fortier
{{short description|Danish / Canadian writer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
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| birth_place = Holstebro, Denmark
| occupation = Writer
| language = English, Danish
| education = Ph.D.
| alma_mater = Aarhus University
| genre = Historical Fiction
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| website = {{URL|www.annefortier.com}}
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Anne Fortier (born 1971) is a Danish-Canadian writer who has lived in the US and Canada since 2002.
Works
Fortier submitted her first manuscript for publication at the age of 13.{{cite journal |author=Clark, Natasha |title=Q & A with Anne Fortier |url=http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/reviews/q-a-anne-fortier-472803 |journal=Elle Magazine |date=24 August 2010 |accessdate=24 March 2014 }} Since then, she has written the novels Hyrder på bjerget (in Danish, 2005), Juliet (in English, 2010), Julie (co-written with Nina Bolt in Danish, 2013), Amazonerne's Ring (in Danish, 2013) and The Lost Sisterhood (in English, 2014).{{cite news |title=Review of Anne Fortier's novel "Juliet," a riff on "Romeo and Juliet" |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/03/AR2010090305379.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=4 September 2010 |accessdate=9 November 2010 }}{{cite journal |author=Ferris, Amanda |title=The Lost Sisterhood |url=http://theabsolutemag.com/10218/books/the-lost-sisterhood-by-anne-fortier/ |journal=Absolute Magazine |accessdate=24 March 2014 }}
The novel Juliet takes place in Siena (Sienna) in Italy and is based on the story of Romeo and Juliet. The novel was a New York Times Bestseller. A Juliet film is currently in production by Paramount/Montecito and director James Mangold.
Fortier also co-produced the Emmy Award–winning documentary Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia.{{cite episode |title=Throwing Down with The Lost Sisterhood: Amazons, Academics, and Adventure |first1=Nick |last1=Gillespie |first2=Amanda |last2=Winkler|series=Reason TV |publisher=Reason Foundation| url=http://reason.com/reasontv/2014/03/22/what-if-a-group-of-women-decided-to-live |airdate=March 22, 2014| accessdate=March 24, 2014}}
Personal life
She was born in 1971 in Holstebro to mother Birgit Malling Eriksen.[http://www.annefortier.com/aboutanne/ Anne Fortier website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420234017/http://www.annefortier.com/aboutanne |date=20 April 2019 }} retrieved 31 March 2018
Fortier holds a Ph.D. in the History of Ideas from Aarhus University, Denmark. During her studies she spent two terms at Corpus Christi College, Oxford as an Associate Graduate Member.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.annefortier.com}}
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Category:Danish women novelists
Category:Canadian women novelists
Category:People from Holstebro
Category:21st-century Canadian novelists
Category:21st-century Canadian women writers