Anne-Marie Alonzo
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Anne-Marie Alonzo | |
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| Born | December 13, 1951 |
| Died | June 11, 2005 (aged 53) |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
Anne-Marie Alonzo, CM (December 13, 1951 – June 11, 2005) was a Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher.
Born in Alexandria, Egypt, to a father of Palestinian descent and a mother of Syrian and Maltese descent,[1][2][3] she immigrated to Quebec in 1963, when she was twelve. In 1966, at the age of 15, she was the victim of a car accident which left her quadriplegic and using a wheelchair.[4]
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976, a Master of Arts degree in 1978, and a Ph.D. in French studies in 1986 from the Université de Montréal.
The author of 20 books, her poetry collection, Bleus de mine, received the Prix Émile-Nelligan in 1985 and was nominated for the 1985 Governor General's Awards. She co-founded Trois magazine. In 1989, she launched the Festival littéraire de Trois.[1]
In 1996, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[1]
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