Prix Femina
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (1947) Winner
Gabrielle Roy
ガブリーエル・ロイ
Gabyueru Roi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1909-03-22 （Saint Boniface, Manitoba）
- Died
- 1983-07-13 （Quebec City, Quebec） age 74
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Saint Boniface, Manitoba → Saint-Henri, Montreal, Quebec → Quebec City, Quebec
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Teacher, Sketch artist
- Active Years
- 1945-1983
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académie Saint-Joseph | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| Winnipeg Normal School | — | Teacher training | — | — | Canada |
Académie Saint-Joseph
Country:
Canada
Winnipeg Normal School
Teacher training
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Prix Femina | Bonheur d'occasion | — | Académie Française | 受賞 |
| 1947 | Governor General's Award | The Tin Flute | フィクション | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1947 | Lorne Pierce Medal | The Tin Flute | — | Royal Society of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Companion of the Order of Canada | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Prix Athanase-David | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Prix Femina
1947
Work:
Bonheur d'occasion
Organization:
Académie Française
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award
1947
Work:
The Tin Flute
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Lorne Pierce Medal
1947
Work:
The Tin Flute
Organization:
Royal Society of Canada
Result:
受賞
Companion of the Order of Canada
1967
Result:
受賞
Prix Athanase-David
1971
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Lorne Pierce Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1948) Winner
Prix Athanase-David
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (1971) Winner
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Edition 5 (1979) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Tin Flute
1945 NovelA starkly realistic portrait of lives in Montreal's working-class Saint-Henri neighborhood.
PovertyWarFamily
Translations
- Hannah Josephson translation (1947)
Where Nests the Water Hen
1950 NovelA sensitive tale of innocence and vitality in a sparsely populated frontier.
NatureCommunity
Street of Riches
1955 NovelChildren of My Heart
1977 NovelBibliography
- The Tin Flute (1945)
- Where Nests the Water Hen (1950)
- The Cashier (1954)
- Street of Riches (1955)
- The Hidden Mountain (1961)
- The Road Past Altamont (1966)
- Windflower (1970)
- Enchanted Summer (1972)
- Garden in the Wind (1975)
- My Cow Bossie (1976)
- Children of My Heart (1977)
- The Fragile Lights of Earth (1978)
- Cliptail (1979)
- Enchantment and Sorrow (1984, posthumous)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Psychological realismRealism
- Recurring Motifs
- Working-class lifeFamily bondsNature and humanity
Legacy
One of the major figures in French Canadian literature, her works laid foundation for Quebec's Quiet Revolution.
Museums
- La Maison Gabrielle-Roy St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy Quebec City
Archives
- Library and Archives Canada (Fonds Gabrielle Roy)
In Popular Culture
- Numerous schools and a campus named after her in Canada.
- Quoted on the 2004 Canadian $20 banknote.
Trivia
- Her childhood home is a National Historic Site in Winnipeg.
- Posthumous autobiography's translation won Governor General's Award.