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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Gabrielle Roy canonical 2

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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 ⓘ