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Rodney Saint-Éloi, Compagnon des arts et des lettres du Québec

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Rodney Saint-Éloi, Compagnon des arts et des lettres du Québec
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Born in Haiti, writer, publisher, and translator Rodney Saint-Éloi is the author of some 10 poetry collections, a number of works of non-fiction on literature and painting, and many translations from French to Creole. He founded the Montréal publishing house Mémoire d’encrier This link will open in a new window, whose catalogue features works by renowned writers and new voices from diverse origins. His approach based in solidarity, ethics, and humanism is guided by his interest in memory and the history of dispossessed peoples.

Rodney Saint-Éloi has received the title of Compagnon des arts et des lettres du Québec on May 27, 2019. This link will open in a new window

About the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec

The Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec is a distinction bestowed by CALQ honouring those individuals who have played a prominent role in Québec's artistic development.

The CALQ would like to thanks its partners, the Caisse de la Culture and the newspaper Le Devoir.

List of recipients

17 personalities received the Ordre des arts and letters of Quebec on May 27, 2019.
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