Marie-Claire Blais is a Canadian author. She was born 1939 in Quebec, Canada. Her early education consisted of courses at Laval University. She then won two Guggenheim Fellowships. She published her first novel, La Belle bête in 1959 when she turned 20. She has since written over 20 novels, 5 plays, collections of poetry and fiction, as well newspaper articles. Her works have been translated into multiple languages, including English and Chinese. 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article describes the Canadian province. ... Laval University (Université Laval) is one of Canadas leading universities. ... Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded annually by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A play (noun) is a common literary form, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... Bust of Homer, one of the earliest European poets, in the British Museum Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Much of Blais' writing has been in the form of social commentary, with intermixed elements of good and evil in settings part real, and part fantasy. Her works lean toward the tragic, within a hostile society of vice and violence. The strength of Blais' writing ability is rewarding to the reader in spite of the darker aspects of her themes.

In 1963, Blais moved to the United States, initially living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Later she relocated to Wellfleet on Cape Cod. By 1975, after staying in Brittany for two years, she moved back to Quebec. For about twenty years she then spent her time in Quebec and Key West, Florida. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Harvard Square, May 2000 Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area in Massachusetts, United States. ... Cape Cod Cape Cod (1033 km²) is an arm-shaped peninsula forming the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical duchy and French province, as well as the cultural area of Brittany. ... Map of Key West Key West is a city located in Monroe County, Florida. ... State nickname: Everglade State, Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...

In 1972 she became a Companion of the Order of Canada. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning they desire a better country. ...

Her works Le Sourd dans la ville and Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel have been adapted for the cinema.

Works

• La Belle Bête (Mad Shadows) - 1959
• Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel (A Season in the Life of Emmanuel) - 1965
• Les Manuscrits de Pauline Archange (The Manuscripts of Pauline Archange) 1970
• Un Joualonais, sa joualonie (St. Lawrence Blues) - 1973
• Une liaison parisienne (A Literary Affair) - 1975
• Dürer's Angel - 1976
• Les Nuits de l'Underground - 1978
• Le Sourd dans la ville (Deaf to the City) - 1979
• Visions d'Anna - 1979
• Pierre ou La Guerre du printemps - 1984
• L'Île - 1988
• L'Ange de la solitude - 1989
• Parcours d'un écrivain: Notes américaines (American Notebooks: A Writer's Journey) - 1993
• Soifs - 1996
• Dans la foudre et la lumière - 2001

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Awards

• Prix France-Canada - 1965
• Prix Médicis - 1966
• Prix Athanase-David - 1982
• Prix Ludger-Duvernay - 1988
• Prix d'Italie - 1999
• W. O. Mitchell Literary Prize - 2000
• Prix Prince Pierre de Monaco - 2002