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Chilean-born Canadian writer (1979–2024)
Caroline Dawson (1979 – May 19, 2024) was a Chilean-born Canadian writer, whose debut novel Là où je me terre was published in 2020.
[1]
Born in
Valparaíso , Chile, she moved to
Montreal ,
Quebec , in 1986 with her family as refugees from the dictatorship of
Augusto Pinochet .
[2] She was the sister of writer
Nicholas Dawson .
[3]
Dawson studied
sociology at the
Université de Montréal , and then taught sociology courses at
Cégep Édouard-Montpetit .
Dawson died of bone cancer on May 19, 2024, at the age of 45.
[4]
Là où je me terre , an
autofiction about her own journey as an immigrant, was published in November 2020.
[1] The novel was defended by
Michel Marc Bouchard in the 2021 edition of
Le Combat des livres .
[5]
And the Andes Disappeared , an English translation by Anita Anand of Là où je me terre , was published in 2023 by
Book*hug .
[6]
In 2023, she published the poetry collection Ce qui est tu ,
[7] and in 2024, she published the children's book Partir de loin .
[2]
In May 2024, just a few days before Dawson's death, the French division of the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced the creation of the Prix Caroline-Dawson, a literary award to honour works by emerging writers.
[10]
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a
b Dominic Tardif,
"«Là où je me terre»: la colère et la gratitude de Caroline Dawson" .
Le Devoir , January 9, 2021.
^
a
b Marie-France Bornais,
"Caroline Dawson parle avec humour et justesse de l'immigration et de l'adaptation à une nouvelle vie dans son premier album jeunesse" .
Le Journal de Québec , February 24, 2024.
^
"La complicité culturelle entre Caroline et Nicholas Dawson" .
Ici Radio-Canada Première , February 14, 2023.
^ Félix Desjardins,
"L'écrivaine Caroline Dawson s'éteint à 45 ans" .
Le Journal de Montréal , May 20, 2024.
^
"Michèle Audette remporte le Combat national des livres 2021 avec Kukum" .
Ici Radio-Canada , May 7, 2021.
^ Emily Mernin,
"As the Andes Disappeared" .
Quill & Quire , December 2023.
^ Dominic Tardif,
"Demain habite déjà Caroline Dawson" .
La Presse , February 11, 2023.
^ Manon Dumais,
"Caroline Dawson remporte le 19e Prix littéraire des collégiens" .
Le Devoir , April 8, 2022.
^ Cassandra Drudi,
"2024 Amazon First Novel Award shortlist revealed" .
Quill & Quire , May 9, 2024.
^ Élise Jetté,
"Le prix littéraire Caroline Dawson récompensera des personnes issues de la diversité" .
Radio Canada International , May 14, 2024.
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