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- ↑ Sarah-Émilie Nault, "Un roman au troisième essai". Le Journal de Montréal , October 10, 2020.
- ↑ Sylvain Sarrazin, "Souvenir de Night, de Mathieu Rolland : figures vaporeuses". La Presse , September 13, 2020.
- ↑ Anne-Frédérique Hébert-Dolbec, "«De grandes personnes»: les trois solitudes". Le Devoir , August 19, 2023.
- ↑ Laila Maalouf, "Emmanuelle Pierrot et Léa Clermont-Dion parmi les finalistes". La Presse , October 8, 2024.
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