Pélagie-la-Charrette

Prix Goncourt · 1979 · Winner

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Prix Goncourt	1979	Winner

About the Author

Antonine MailletCanadian (Acadian)

Antonine Maillet (1929-2025) was a renowned Canadian Acadian novelist, playwright, and scholar, best known for her works Pélagie-la-Charrette, which won the Prix Goncourt in 1979 as the first non-European recipient, and La Sagouine. NYT Obituary Born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, she celebrated Acadian culture, folklore, and history through her writing in Acadian French, earning awards like Companion of the Order of Canada and the Governor General's Literary Award for Don l'Orignal.Governor General of Canada, UNB Library