Gabrielle Roy

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Gabrielle Roy was a prominent 20th-century French-Canadian novelist whose socially conscious and psychologically nuanced works, such as "Bonheur d'occasion" ("The Tin Flute"), are considered classics of Canadian literature.

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instanceOf Canadian writer
French-Canadian writer
human
novelist
awardReceived Governor General's Award for Fiction
Lorne Pierce Medal
Order of Canada
Prix Femina
countryOfBirth Canada
countryOfCitizenship Canada
countryOfDeath Canada
dateOfBirth 1909-03-22
dateOfDeath 1983-07-13
educatedAt Académie Saint-Joseph (Saint-Boniface)
Précieuses-Sang Teachers' Training School
ethnicGroup Franco-Manitoban
familyName Roy
gender female
genre literary fiction
realist novel
givenName Gabrielle
influenced Canadian literature
French-Canadian literature
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned French
memberOf Order of Canada
movement psychological fiction
social realism
notableFor psychologically nuanced character studies
socially conscious novels
notableWork Alexandre Chenevert
Bonheur d'occasion
Ces enfants de ma vie
Children of My Heart
La Montagne secrète
La Petite Poule d'Eau
La Rivière sans repos
Rue Deschambault
Street of Riches
The Cashier
The Hidden Mountain
The Tin Flute
Where Nests the Water Hen
Windflower
occupation novelist
teacher
placeOfBirth Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
placeOfDeath Quebec City
residence Montreal
Paris
Quebec City
workLocation Manitoba
Montreal
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

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Gabrielle-Roy Library namedAfter Gabrielle Roy