Born: 1953, Haiti
Died: NA
Country most active: Canada
Also known as: NA
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Marie-Célie Agnant moved to Québec from Haïti in the 1970s. Author of poetry, novels and novellas, she is also a talented storyteller and author of young adult and children’s books. She draws from her personal life experiences and has won awards for many of her books including La Dot de Sara (1995), which won that year’s Desjardins literary prize, and Le Silence comme le sang, which was the 1997 finalist for the Governor General’s Award. Her most recent novel is Femmes au Temps des Carnassiers.