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Antonine Maillet, Acadian Avenger
"I have avenged my ancestors," said author Antonine Maillet in 1979 with the publication of her book Pélagie-la-Charrette. Maillet broke new ground and became the voice of disenfranchised Acadians. She would tell the sad tale of the Acadian expulsion in the 18th century. She would also write about mothers, a washerwoman named la Sagouine, bootleggers, fishermen, dreamers — struggling to exist alongside the English majority. CBC Archives explores the career of Acadian author Antonine Maillet.

	'Do you have any stories?'		Talking Acadian		Pélagie-la-Charrette
	At age three, author-to-be Antonine Maillet wanders her neighbourhood in search of stories. (TV; runs 10:48)		Is it moi or moâ in Acadian French? Maillet explains the finer points of the dialect to Peter Gzowski. (Radio; runs 14:19)		Maillet reads from her acclaimed novel. (Radio; runs 4:27)

	Maillet wins the Prix Goncourt		The unknown Acadian		The bilingual mice, a fable
	In 1979 Maillet is awarded France's highest literary award. (TV; runs 5:00)		Antonine Maillet is a celebrity in Europe. Why is she a virtual unknown in Canada? (TV; runs 14:08)		Maillet tells a tale about the bonuses of bilingualism. (Radio; runs 6:52)

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