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Marie-Claire Blais
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Memorial Page for Marie-Claire Blais

Oct 5, 1939 – Nov 30, 2021(82 years)Died in:Key West, Monroe County

Playwright working in Quebec

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Occupation(6)

playwrightnovelistwriterpoetshort story writerscreenwriter

Awards(9)

Companion of the Order of CanadaPrix MédicisGuggenheim FellowshipGovernor General's Award for French-language fictionMolson PrizeOfficer of the National Order of Quebecprix littéraire Canada-Communauté française de BelgiquePrix Athanase-Davidhonorary doctorate at the Laval University

Education(1)

Laval University

Marie-Claire Blais (* October 5, 1939 in Quebec City; † November 30, 2021 in Key West) was a playwright working in Quebec. She was 82 years old. She studied at Laval University. She received 9 awards, including Companion of the Order of Canada, Prix Médicis.

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Born in Quebec City, Quebec

1939

Guggenheim Fellowship

1963

Prix MĂ©dicis

1966

A Season in the Life of Emmanuel

Governor General's Award for French-language fiction

1968

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Companion of the Order of Canada

1972

prix littéraire Canada-Communauté française de Belgique

1976

Prix Athanase-David

1982

Officer of the National Order of Quebec

1995

honorary doctorate at the Laval University

1996

Governor General's Award for French-language fiction

2008

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Molson Prize

2016

Died in Key West, Monroe County

2021

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Marie-Claire Blais. Forever remembered.