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Caroline Dawson (writer)

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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]

Biography

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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]

Career

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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]

Awards and honours

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Legacy

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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]

References

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