Moïsette Olier
Canadian writer
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Corinne P. Beauchemin (September 30, 1885 – June 17, 1972), known better by her pen name, Moïsette Olier was a Canadian writer from Quebec.
September 30, 1885
Moïsette Olier | |
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| Born | Corinne P. Beauchemin September 30, 1885 Forges du Saint-Maurice, Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| Died | June 17, 1972 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse |
Joseph Garceau (m. 1929) |
Biography
Corinne P. Beauchemin was born in Forges du Saint-Maurice, September 30, 1885.[1]
Olier was a contributor to various newspapers including, Le Bien public, Le Nouvelliste, and Le Mauricien.[2] Her work contributed to the regionalist literary stream,[3][4] favored in particular by the tricentennial of the founding of Trois-Rivières. In 1934, the Trois-Rivières region went through a period of "literary renaissance".[5]
Olier lived in Shawinigan. In 1929, she married Joseph Garceau, who was the first doctor in that city. In 1944, she moved to Montreal.[1]
She chose the pseudonym, "Moïsette Olier", in reference to the name of her great-grandfather, Moses Olier.[1] She died on June 17, 1972.[1]
Honors
- Moïsette-Olier Street, Shawinigan, named in 1976.
- Moïsette-Olier Bay, a bay of Saint-Maurice, named in 1982.
Selected works
- L'Homme à la Physionomie macabre, Éditions Édouard Garand, 1927
- "Le St-Maurice", in Au pays de l’énergie, 1932
- Cha8inigane, 1934
- Mademoiselle Sérénité, 1936
- Cendres,
- Étincelles, 1936