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Funeral held for Antonine Maillet, renowned Acadian author who died in February | Globalnews.ca

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Antonine Maillet died at her Montreal home on Feb. 17 at the age of 95 .

She was the first Canadian writer to receive the prestigious French literary award Prix Goncourt in 1979 for her novel “ Pélagie -la-Charette.

Her work was deeply inspired by the history, language, folklore and traditions of the Acadian people, with more than 20 novels and 12 plays to her name.