Claire Martin (writer)

For other people with the same name, see Claire Martin (disambiguation).

Claire Martin
Martin in 1945
Martin in 1945
BornClaire Montreuil
(1914-04-18)18 April 1914
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died18 June 2014(2014-06-18) (aged 100)
Quebec, Canada
Pen nameClaire Martin

Claire Martin, CC OQ FRSC (18 April 1914 – 18 June 2014) was the pseudonym of the Canadian writer Claire Montreuil.[1] She wrote mainly in French. Her novels often have themes of women's liberation[2] and erotic relationships.[3] Martin frequently revealed her devotions toward the "Frenchness" and Quebec nationalism as saying "I prefer to be of Quebec." or "I feel closer to love as a French-Canadian."[4] In her works, Quebec and French-Canadian are portrayed as well-educated and living well.[4] Martin focused her writing style on risks and illnesses of love, and wrote with prejudice and social conventions. Her works are characterized by purity and crafty use of language.[5]

  1. ^ Henry Grosshans (1969). To find something new: studies in contemporary literature. Washington State University Press. p. 82. ISBN 9780835783538.
  2. ^ Kamal Salhi (1999). Francophone Voices. Intellect Books. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-902454-03-0.
  3. ^ Mary J. Green (7 March 2001). Women and Narrative Identity: Rewriting the Quebec National Text. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-0-7735-6887-7.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Crawford was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Martin, Claire (1 May 2006). "In an Iron Glove". University of Ottawa Press.