Louis Hémon was a French writer born on October 12, 1880, in Brest, France. He is best known for his novel "Maria Chapdelaine," which he wrote while living in Quebec, Canada. Hémon moved to Canada in 1911 and worked various jobs, including as a farmhand, which influenced his writing. "Maria Chapdelaine" was published posthumously in 1914, after Hémon's death in a train accident on July 8, 1913, in Chapleau, Ontario. The novel is considered a classic of Canadian literature, depicting rural life in Quebec.
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