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Daniel Castillo Durante

Daniel Castillo Durante is an Argentine/Quebecois author and a professor at the University of Ottawa. [1] He was cowinner with Paul Savoie of the Trillium Book Award for French-language work in 2006, for his book La Passion des nomades. [2]

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References

  1. Richard A. Young (1997). Latin American Postmodernisms. Rodopi. p. 71. ISBN   90-420-0250-6.
  2. "Mark Frutkin wins Trillium award for Fabrizio's Return". Prince George Citizen , June 13, 2007.