A young Quebec writer has died under mysterious circumstances.
Nelly Arcan was just 35 years old when she died in Montreal.
Michel Vezina, of Editions Coups de tete, said Friday the literary world lost a "great writer" who saw the world "in a very lucid, very tough, unpretentious manner."
He described Arcan as an intelligent woman, fascinated by beauty, eternal youth and death.
Vezina said the plot of her upcoming novel, which she recently completed, is set in a society where suicide is a right for everyone, not just for those who suffer from serious illnesses.
Police believe Arcan might have committed suicide.
Arcan's real name is Isabelle Fortier. She was born in Lake Megantic, about 300 kilometres east of Montreal.
She was best known for her novel Whore, which was nominated for two French literary prizes in 2001.
With files from The Canadian Press
