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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Canadian writer
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French-Canadian writer ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Governor General's Award for Fiction
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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)
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Précieuses-Sang Teachers' Training School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Franco-Manitoban ⓘ |
| familyName | Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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realist novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Gabrielle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Canadian literature
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French-Canadian literature ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
psychological fiction
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social realism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
psychologically nuanced character studies
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socially conscious novels ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alexandre Chenevert
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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
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teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Saint-Boniface, Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Quebec City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Montreal
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Paris ⓘ Quebec City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Manitoba
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Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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