Mort de l’écrivaine québécoise Marie-Claire Blais

Published on December 1, 2021

La Canadienne, autrice des romans, d’essais, de pièces de théâtre ainsi que de recueils de poésie, avait reçu le prix de la langue française pour son premier roman publié à l’âge de 20 ans, « La Belle Bête ». Elle est morte mardi à 82 ans.

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