Антонин Майет: Канадтық жазушы және ғалымның өмірбаяны

Canadian writer and scholar

Antonine Maillet, (ɑ̃tɔnin majɛ; born May 10, 1929) is an Acadian novelist, playwright, and scholar. She was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada.

Maillet taught literature and folklore at the college Notre Dame d'Acadie (1954 1960); at the University of Moncton (1965 1967); at the Collège des Jésuites de Québec (1968 1969); at the Université Laval (1971 1974); then at the Université de Montréal between (1974 1975). She later worked for Radio Canada in Moncton as a scriptwriter and host. In 1988 Maillet hosted the French language Leaders' Debate for Radio Canada TV between Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Liberal Party of Canada Leader John Turner, and New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent. From 1989 to 2000, she served as chancellor of the Université de Moncton. In 1976 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1981. Maillet was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Lorne Pierce Medal in 1980. In 1985 she was made an Officier des Arts et des Lettres de France and in 2005 she was inducted into the Order of New Brunswick. She is a member of the King's Privy Council for Canada since 1 July 1992. This gives her the right to the honorific prefix "The Honourable" and the Post Nominal Letters "PC" for Life. In 1979 her work Pélagie la Charrette won the Prix Goncourt, making her the first non European recipient. In 1994, the College Militaire Royal theatre group performed in a play by Maillet both at CMR and at Royal Military College of Canada. Maillet was granted an Honorary Degree from RMC in 1995.