Anne-Marie Alonzo
Anne-Marie Alonzo, (December 13, 1951 – June 11, 2005) was a Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher. Anne-Marie Alonzo was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to a father of Palestinian descent and a mother of Syrian and Maltese descent, 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.
Anne-Marie Alonzo
- Name
- Anne-Marie Alonzo
- Born
- 13 December 1951
- Birthplace
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Died
- 11 June 2005
- Awards
- Order of Canada
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- journalist · poet · writer · editor · art critic · storyteller · novelist · playwright
- Fields
- poetry · novel · short story · essay
- Education
- Université de Montréal
- Honours
- Member of the Order of Canada · prix Émile-Nelligan
- Languages
- French
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Anne-Marie Alonzo, (December 13, 1951 – June 11, 2005) was a Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher. Anne-Marie Alonzo was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to a father of Palestinian descent and a mother of Syrian and Maltese descent, 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.
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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. In 1996, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
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• Name — Anne-Marie Alonzo • Born — 13 December 1951 • Birthplace — Alexandria, Egypt • Died — 11 June 2005 • Awards — Order of Canada
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Anne-Marie Alonzo is recorded as having received Member of the Order of Canada and prix Émile-Nelligan.
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1951
Anne-Marie Alonzo born at Alexandria.
2005
Anne-Marie Alonzo died at Laval.
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