Antonine Maillet
Antonine Maillet | |
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| Born | 10 May 1929 Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | 17 February 2025 (aged 95) |
| Occupation(s) | writer, scholar |
Antonine Maillet, PC CC OQ ONB FRSC fr, (10 May 1929 – 17 February 2025) was an Acadian novelist, playwright and scholar.[1]
Maillet taught literature and folklore at the collège Notre-Dame d'Acadie (1954–1960), the University of Moncton (1965–1967), the Collège des Jésuites de Québec (1968–1969), the Université Laval (1971–1974), and the Université de Montréal between (1974–1975).[1] She later worked for Radio-Canada.
In 1976, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1981.
In 2022, Maillet publicly came out as a lesbian and said she was in a relationship with actress and theatre director Mercedes Palomino until her death in 2006.[2]
Maillet died in her sleep during the night of 17 February 2025, at her home in Montreal, Canada at the age of 95.[3][4]
References[change]
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "Antonine Maillet." Paroles d'Acadie : Anthologie de la littérature acadienne (1958-2009), edited by David Lonergan, Prise de paroles, pp. 41-68.
- ↑ Revert, Amélie (25 November 2022). "Sur vos écrans: des rencontres en forme de portrait". Le Devoir (in français).
- ↑ Maalouf, Laila (17 February 2025). "La plus grande voix de l'Acadie s'éteint". La Presse (in français).
- ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts- (2025-02-17). "Antonine Maillet, romancière et dramaturge acadienne, est décédée". Radio-Canada (in français). Retrieved 2025-02-17.
