Martine Delvaux | |
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Born | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | December 10, 1968
Notable works | Blanc dehors |
Martine Delvaux (born December 10, 1968) is a Canadian writer from Montreal, Quebec. [1] She is most noted for her 2015 novel Blanc dehors, which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2016 Governor General's Awards. [2]
She is a professor of literature and women's studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal. [3]
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