After Éric Chacour earlier Friday, it is the turn of Quebec author Magalie Lefebvre Jean to be honored at the Montreal Book Fair. With his essay Neither like my mother nor my fathershe became the first winner of the - Caroline-Dawson prize.
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This award was presented to the author, teacher and researcher from Rivière-du-Loup, by Émilie Perreault on the occasion of a special broadcast ofThere will always be culturerecorded live from the Montreal Book Fair, at the Palais des congrès.
The prize was created to honor the memory of author Caroline Dawson, who died of cancer last May, and to reward a novel or essay published by an emerging French-speaking writer from a diverse background.
The work of Magalie Lefebvre Jean, her full name Neither like my mother nor my father : chronicles of a fierce biracial womanwas unanimously chosen by the jury composed of Gabriella Kinte Garbeau, Jennifer Bélanger and Kev Lambert, winner of the 2023 Medici Prize.
Through the testimony of four women, the essay demystifies racial ambiguity, while proposing strategies for self-affirmation.
The other finalist Books were The rhythms of dustby Léa Murat-Ingles, They looked at med’Anya Nousri, The heir, by Michael Gouveia et Rebellious emergencethe Cyndy Wylde.
Magalie Lefebvre Jean receives a $2,000 scholarship from -’s General Directorate, Equity, Diversity and Mobilization. She will also be invited to the jury for the - Story Prize as well as that of the next - Caroline-Dawson Prize.
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