Claire Martin (writer)

Claire Martin, was the pseudonym of the Canadian writer Claire Montreuil. She wrote mainly in French. Her novels often have themes of women's liberation and erotic relationships. Martin frequently revealed her devotions toward the "Frenchness" and Quebec nationalism as saying "I prefer to be of Quebec." or "I feel closer to love as a French-Canadian." In her works, Quebec and French-Canadian are portrayed as well-educated and living well. Martin focused her writing style on risks and illnesses of love, and wrote with prejudice and social conventions. Her works are characterized by purity and crafty use of language.

18 April 1914

Born on the same birth day (18 April): Al Lewis (lyricist) • Al-Wathiq • Alia Shawkat • America Ferrera • Clarence Darrow • Clifton Hillegass • David Tennant • Eli Roth • Eric McCormack • George H. Hitchings • Gratian • Jaan Anvelt • James Drury • Keith DeCandido • Kourtney Kardashian • Lucrezia Borgia • László Németh • Robert Greenberg • Siegfried Bettmann • Thomas J. Moyer • Vladimir Hütt • Wojciech Szczęsny

Born in the same month (April 1914): David Goodall (botanist) • Dorothy Lewis Bernstein • John Hodiak • Marguerite Duras • Michel Mohrt • Ralph Flanagan