Nadine Magloire (February 10, 1932 - December 25, 2021) was a

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an-Canadian writer. The daughter of journalist Jean Magloire and composer Carmen Brouard, she was born in

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and was educated at the Institution Sainte Rose de Lima there. Magloire continued her education at the

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. Magloire also took correspondence courses in journalism. In 1955, she moved to

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to pursue studies at the Centre d'Etudes de Radiodiffusion et Télévision. On her return to Port-au-Prince, she studied at the

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there. In 1968, she published the novel ''Le mal de vivre'', considered to be the first feminist book published in Haiti. Looking at sexuality from a feminist perspective, it was controversial for its time. An exchange of letters between Magloire and

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followed the publication of this book. In 1975, she organized an exhibition of women artists at the

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in Port-au-Prince. From March 1978 to March 1979, she published a cultural journal ''Le fil d'Ariane''. In 1979, after spending time in Haiti and abroad, often in Canada, she settled in Montreal.

Selected works

* ''Autopsie in vivo: le sexe mythique'', novel (1975) * ''Autopsie in vivo'', novel (2009) * ''Autopsie in vivo (la suite)'', novel (2010)

Selected works

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