Gabrielle Roy
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French Canadian fiction writer
OverviewAI-generated
Gabrielle Roy was a writer who lived from 1909 to 1983. Her literary output includes 172 works, with notable titles such as *The Tin Flute*, *Old Man and the Child*, *the cashier*, and *Temps Qui M'a Manque*. Crossref data indicates she has five associated works.
Her writings contain passages describing characters and settings, including references to "Florentine Lacasse" and scenes involving raw light. Roy is referenced by 382 other encyclopedia articles. MusicBrainz lists her as a person from the US, while Last.fm records six listeners and ten playcounts for her name.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1909-03-22 ) March 22, 1909, Saint Boniface , Manitoba , Canada
- Died
- July 13, 1983 (1983-07-13) (aged 74), Quebec City , Quebec , Canada
- Occupation
- Novelist, teacher
- Language
- French
- Genre
- Canadian literature , Children's literature
- Literary movement
- CanLit, Feminism
- Notable works
- The Tin Flute Street of Riches The Fragile Lights of Earth Children of My Heart
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marie
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Saint Boniface
- Place of death
- Quebec City
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- autobiography
- Image
- Gabrielle Roy, vers 1935.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gabrielle Roy
- date of birth
- 1909-03-25
- date of death
- 1983-07-13
- writing language
- French
- member of
- Royal Society of Canada
- name in native language
- Gabrielle Roy
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Encyclopedic overview
Gabrielle Roy ( French pronunciation: [ɡabʁijɛl ʁwa]; March 22, 1909 – July 13, 1983) was a Canadian author from St. Boniface, Manitoba. She became one of the major voices in French-language literature in Canada, known for her portrayals of working-class life in Manitoba and Quebec and for her clear, straightforward prose. Her first novel, Bonheur d’occasion (The Tin Flute), brought her national and international recognition, including major literary awards in both Canada and France. She went on to publish fiction, memoir, and children’s literature, and her work remains central to the development of modern Canadian writing in French. She was designated a National Historic Person by the Government of Canada in 2009.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gabrielle Roy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.