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Revision as of 12:28, 18 April 2011
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Claire Martin, CC, OQ, FRSC (born April 18, 1914) is the pseudonym of the Canadian writer Claire Montreuil.
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, she was educated at the Ursuline convent and by the Dames de la Congrégation. From 1945 to 1972, she lived in Ottawa and was a writer in residence at the University of Ottawa. From 1972 to 1982, she lived in France, before returning to Quebec.[1]
Honours
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada,[2] she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 in recognition for being "one of the most important writers of her generation in Canada". She was promoted to Companion in 2001.[3] She was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 2007.[2]
Selected bibliography
- Avec ou sans amour, 1958
- Doux-amer, 1960
- Quand j'aurai payé ton visage, 1962
- Dans un gant de fer, 1965
- La joue droite, 1966 (winner of a 1966 Governor General's Award)
- Les Morts, 1970
- La petite fille lit, 1973
- Toute la vie, 1999
- L'amour impuni, 2000
- La brigande, 2001
- Il s'appelait Thomas, 2003
References
- ^ "Claire Martin fonds". Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ a b "National Order of Quebec citation" (in French).
- ^ Order of Canada citation
External links