Explore the cultural context of Canadian novelist Marie-Clair Blais' writing through fonds held by Library and Archives Canada. These fonds, which are "broken down into three distinct categories" (journals, manuscript notebooks, and preparatory documentation), help readers dissect Blais' published work and bring to light the factors that influenced her choices as an artist and writer. This site includes beautiful watercolour paintings, handwritten reflections, and typewritten unpublished poetry, and shows the many dimensions of this award-winning writer.