Anne-Marie Alonzo, CM (December 13, 1951 – June 11, 2005) was a Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher.
Anne-Marie Alonzo | |
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| Born | December 13, 1951 |
| Died | June 11, 2005 (aged 53) |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
Born in Alexandria, Egypt, to a father of Palestinian descent and a mother of Syrian and Maltese descent,[1][2][3] she immigrated to Quebec in 1963, when she was twelve. In 1966, at the age of 15, she was the victim of a car accident which left her quadriplegic and using a wheelchair.[4]
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976, a Master of Arts degree in 1978, and a Ph.D. in French studies in 1986 from the Université de Montréal.
The author of 20 books, her poetry collection, Bleus de mine, received the Prix Émile-Nelligan in 1985 and was nominated for the 1985 Governor General's Awards. She co-founded Trois magazine. In 1989, she launched the Festival littéraire de Trois.[1]
In 1996, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Fondatrice du Festival de Trois - Décès d'Anne-Marie Alonzo". Le Devoir (in French). June 14, 2005. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ Bishop, Michael (1996). Thirty Voices in the Feminine: Beauvoir, Ernaux, Yourcenar ... (in French). Rodopi. ISBN 978-90-420-0008-7.
- ^ Dahab, Elizabeth (2010). Voices of Exile in Contemporary Canadian Francophone Literature. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-1879-5.
- ^ Peterson, Maureen (June 12, 1981). "Author fights handicap label". The Montreal Gazette.
External links
edit- Literary archives Guide - Anne-Marie Alonzo profile Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- (in French) The archives of Anne-Marie Alonzo (Fonds Anne-Marie Alonzo, R11692) are held at Library and Archives Canada