
Mylène Mackay
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Alternate Names: Mylene Mackay, Mylene Mackay, Mylène MacKay, Mylène MacKay
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Mylène Mackay, known professionally as Nelly Arcan, was a French Canadian author who gained international acclaim with her semi-autobiographical novel 'Putain' (Whore) published in 2001. The book, which blended memoir and fiction, explored Arcan's experiences as a sex worker and her struggles with multiple identities: the neurotic writer, vulnerable lover, call girl, and star. Despite her literary success, Arcan's life ended tragically.