Lola Lemire Tostevin
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Lola Lemire Tostevin is a Canadian
poet and novelist. Although not widely known among the general public, she is one of Canada's leading feminist writers, and a prominent figure in Canadian literary analysis.
Despite being Franco-Ontarian
, Tostevin writes primarily in English
. She has, however, published work in French
as well, and has translated several notable Canadian authors, both English and French, for publication in the other language.
Her work often deals with international themes, and is similar in this way to Hédi Bouraoui
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
poet and novelist. Although not widely known among the general public, she is one of Canada's leading feminist writers, and a prominent figure in Canadian literary analysis.
Despite being Franco-Ontarian
Franco-Ontarian
Franco-Ontarians are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. They are sometimes known as "Ontarois"....
, Tostevin writes primarily in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. She has, however, published work in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
as well, and has translated several notable Canadian authors, both English and French, for publication in the other language.
Her work often deals with international themes, and is similar in this way to Hédi Bouraoui
Hédi Bouraoui
Hédi Bouraoui is a Tunisian/Canadian poet, novelist and academic, who regularly deals with themes involving the transcendence of cultural boundaries....
.