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Marie-Claire Blais

Playwright working in Quebec (1939-2021) · Canada · Writers · Died at 82

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Marie-Claire Blais was a Canadian writer, novelist, poet, and playwright from the province of Quebec. In a career spanning more than sixty years, she wrote novels, plays, collections of poetry and fiction, newspaper articles, radio dramas, and scripts for television.

A life in dates

2021Died30 November 20212019Prize of the Magazine Études françaisesAward2016Molson PrizeAward2014Officer of the Order of Cultural MeritAward2008Governor General's Award for French-language fictionAward2002Honorary Doctor of University of Lyon-IIIAward2000W. O. Mitchell Literary PrizeAward1996Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward1995Officer of the National Order of QuebecAward1982Prix Athanase-DavidAward1979Governor General's Award for French-language fictionAward1972Companion of the Order of CanadaAward1968Governor General's Award for French-language fictionAward1965Guggenheim FellowshipAward1963Guggenheim FellowshipAward1939Born5 October 1939

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Awards

Prize of the Magazine Études françaises2019
Molson Prize2016
Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec2016
Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit2014
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction2008
Matt Cohen Award2006
Honorary Doctor of University of Lyon-III2002
W. O. Mitchell Literary Prize2000
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction1996
Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University1996
Officer of the National Order of Quebec1995
Prix Athanase-David1982
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction1979
Prix Littéraire Canada-Communauté Française de Belgique1976
Companion of the Order of Canada1972
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction1968
Prix Médicis1966
Guggenheim Fellowship1965
Guggenheim Fellowship1963
National Order of Merit
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

About this person

Marie-Claire Blais was a Canadian writer, novelist, poet, and playwright from the province of Quebec. In a career spanning more than sixty years, she wrote novels, plays, collections of poetry and fiction, newspaper articles, radio dramas, and scripts for television. She was a four-time recipient of the Governor General’s literary prize for French-Canadian literature, and was also a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for creative arts.

Country
Canada
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2021 · aged 82

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