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Hémon, Louis: Maria Chapdelaine
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Born October 12, 1880 • Brest • France
Died July 8, 1913 (aged 32) • Canada
Notable Works “Battling Malone, and Other Stories” • “Blind Man’s Bluff” • “Le Temps” • “Maria Chapdelaine”

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