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Campus Saint-Jean, the French-language campus of the 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ, is pleased to announce a lecture and presentation by Maïté Snauwaert, full professor, on the occasion of the release of her new book, Animaux du chagrin, published by Éditions du Boréal.

The event will take place on Friday, 24 October 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at Campus Saint-Jean Calgary.

This evening will be an opportunity to explore the touching and profound themes of her latest work. As described by the publisher, ‘Through stories interwoven with reflections, Maïté Snauwaert seeks to show what it is about animals that moves her so deeply. How they are sometimes the messengers, sometimes the carriers of a vulnerability that runs through her. How, in childhood, they forged her first sorrows.’

The author tackles figures as diverse as Laika, the space dog, black cats and ghosts, an elephant hanged for murder, and horsemen buried with their horses. Animaux du chagrin is presented as ‘a calendar of the joys provided by animals, the last emissaries of the strangeness of the world.’

The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session with the author. Refreshments will be served.

Event details:

• What: Lecture and presentation of the book Animaux du chagrin
• Who: Maïté Snauwaert, full professor at the Saint-Jean Faculty
• When: Friday, 24 October 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
• Where: Campus Saint-Jean Calgary, 333 5 Ave SW, Calgary, AB

NB: A limited number of copies of the books Animaux du chagrin and Toute histoire de deuil est une histoire d'amour will be on sale at the event (credit card payment only).

This event is a unique opportunity for the Calgary public to meet an accomplished author and immerse themselves in a poetic and philosophical reflection on our relationship with the animal world.

About Maïté Snauwaert:

Maïté Snauwaert is the author of several essays and works on Marguerite Duras, Jane Sautière, Philippe Forest, and Roland Barthes. She is interested in the stages of life, particularly middle age, grief, ageing, late style, the fragile forms of human life in the 21st century, and their literary and artistic representations. A professor of literature at the 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ, she has contributed to the magazines Spirale and Lettres québécoises. (Editions du Boréal)