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Jovette Marchessault
Playwright working in Quebec (1938-2012) · Canada · On the map · Writers · Died at 74
Jovette Marchessault was a Canadian writer and artist from Quebec, who worked in a variety of literary and artistic domains including novels, poetry, drama, painting and sculpture.
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About this person
An important pioneer of lesbian and feminist literature and art in Canada, many of her most noted works were inspired by other real-life women in literature and art, including Violette Leduc, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, Emily Carr, Anaïs Nin and Helena Blavatsky.
Country
Canada
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2012 · aged 74
