Marie-Célie Agnant
Marie-Célie Agnant (born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1953) is an author who has been living in Quebec, Canada, since 1970. In 2023, she was appointed the tenth Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate. Agnant is a writer of poems, novels and novellas, and she has also published children's books.
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Marie-Célie Agnant
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- Born
- 1953
- Birthplace
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Occupation
- Author
- Known for
- Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate
- Nationality
- Canada · India
- Fields
- literature · poetry · children's literature
- Honours
- Prix Alain-Grandbois · Governor General's Award for French-language fiction · Prix littéraire Desjardins · Women of Distinction Awards
- Languages
- French · English
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Marie-Célie Agnant (born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1953) is an author who has been living in Quebec, Canada, since 1970. In 2023, she was appointed the tenth Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate. Agnant is a writer of poems, novels and novellas, and she has also published children's books.
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She is also a storyteller and occasionally appears with the Bread & Puppet Theater of Vermont. Her works have been translated into Spanish, English, Dutch, Italian, Catalan and Korean. Her books include Silence Like Blood (Le Silence comme le sang, 1997), which was nominated for the 1998 Governor General's Award, and La Dot de Sara.
The recorded working language is French and English. The field of work recorded is literature, poetry and children's literature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are children's and young adult. Distinctions recorded are Prix Alain-Grandbois, Governor General's Award for French-language fiction, Prix littéraire Desjardins and Women of Distinction Awards.
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• Born — 1953 • Birthplace — Port-au-Prince, Haiti • Occupation — Author • Known for — Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate
Novels
Novels
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Poetry
Poetry
• Balafres, Centre international de documentation et d'information haïtienne, caribéenne et afro-canadienne (CIDIHCA), 1994. * *
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1953
Marie-Célie Agnant born at Port-au-Prince.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1281893242, Marie-Célie Agnant (Veranstaltung : 2008 : Québec).
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Children's literature
• Alexis d'Haïti, Montreal, Hurtubise, 1999; reprint, Hurtubise HMH, “Atout” collection no. 30, 2006. (ISBN 9782894288979) • Maïté’s Christmas, Montreal, Hurtubise, 1999. (ISBN 9782894283707) • Alexis, son of Raphaël, Montreal, Hurtubise, 2000; reprint, Hurtubise HMH, "Atout” collection no. 47, 2006. (ISBN 9782894289372) • Twenty Little Steps to Maria, Montreal, Hurtubise, 2001. (ISBN 9782894285398) • Maria, Maria, Maria, Montreal, Hurtubise, 2001. (ISBN 9782894285398) • The Magic Orange Tree, Montreal, Les 400 coups, 2003. (ISBN 9782895401384) • The Legend of the Loving Fish, Montreal, Mémoire d'encrier, 2003. (ISBN 9782923153070) • The Night of the Armadillo: an Aymara tale from the Peruvian forest, Montreal, Les 400 coups, 2008. (ISBN 9782895403821) • A little round happiness, Ed. Bouton d'Or Acadie, New Brunswick, 2019
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- 1.Pierre, Wadner. HaitiAnalysis.com Marie-Celie Agnant Speaks On Her New Book. haitianalysis.com. June 13, 2008.
- 2.Appointment of the 10th Parliamentary Poet Laureate, at the Senate of Canada; published February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- 3.Proulx, Patrice J. Bearing witness and transmitting memory in the works of Marie-Celie Agnant. Quebec Studies. American Council for Quebec Studies. 39. 35–54. 2005-03-22. 10.3828/qs.39.1.35.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1281893242, Marie-Célie Agnant (Veranstaltung : 2008 : Québec).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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The authorities additionally record the heading Marie-Celie Agnant. Her recorded languages were French and English. Agnant received Prix Alain-Grandbois, Governor General's Award for French-language fiction, Prix littéraire Desjardins and Women of Distinction Awards. Recorded as poet, writer, novelist, storyteller and teacher.
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