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- ↑ Marie-France Bornais, "Virginia Tangvald raconte comment elle est partie à la recherche de l’histoire familiale pour retrouver son ancrage dans «Les enfants du large», son premier roman". Le Journal de Montréal , October 12, 2024.
- ↑ Laila Maalouf, "La rançon de la liberté". La Presse , October 14, 2024.
- ↑ Philippe Chevilley, "Virginia Tangvald: l'écrivaine et l'ogre des mers". Les Echos , 12 September 2024.
- ↑ "53e FNC: le meilleur du cinéma mondial en primeur à Montréal du 9 au 20 octobre". L'Initiative, September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Le FNC dévoile son palmarès". CTVM, October 21, 2024.
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