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Marie-Claire Blais, CC, OC, MSRC, novelist, dramatist and poet (born 5 October in Quebec City, QC; died 30 November in Key West, Florida).

Born in Quebec City in , Marie-Claire Blais has been a dominant figure in her country's literary landscape for more than 25 years. While such violence and savagery are present in most of her novels and plays, they are never gratuitous, never complacent or exhibitionist. Her highly personal lyricism enables the writer to pass through the mirror of appearances and reveal hidden monstrosities.

While still young, her talents were recognized by, among others, the American critic Edmund Wilson, who was instrumental in her receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship. The impressive number of works that followed were produced at surprising speed: to date, some twenty novels have been published in France and in Quebec, all of them translated into English, as well as five plays and collections of poems.

We would like to acknowledge funding support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council, and the Government of Ontario for their support. Photo Credit: Photo credit. Marie-Claire Blais. Social Links.