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Régine Robin

Canadian writer (1939-2021) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 81

Régine Robin was a historian, novelist, translator and professor of sociology. Her prolific fiction and non-fiction, primarily on the themes of identity and culture and on the sociological practice of literature, earned a number of awards, including the Governor-General's Award in 1986.

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2021Died3 February 20212001Grand prix du livre de MontréalAward1994Jacques Rousseau AwardAward1986Governor General's Award for French-language non-fictionAward1939Born10 December 1939

Awards

Grand prix du livre de Montréal2001
Jacques Rousseau Award1994
Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction1986
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

About this person

She was described by Robert Saletti as "Montreal's grande dame of postmodernism".

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2021 · aged 81

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