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

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