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- Title
Commemorating Gabrielle Roy.
- Authors
Canada, Parks
- Abstract
The article discusses French-Canadian author Gabrielle Roy. The author states that Roy pioneered social realism in Canada with her first novel "Bonheur d'occasion," published in 1945. Roy's portrayal of the immigrant experience in Manitoba is mentioned. Biographical information on Roy is provided. The author talks about "La Maison Gabrielle-Roy," the family home in Manitoba where Roy was born in 1909. The author explains that Roy often drew on her recollections of events and people associated with her house. Roy's description of the house in her writing is mentioned.
- Subjects
MANITOBA; ROY, Gabrielle, 1909-1983; BONHEUR d'occasion (Book); FRENCH-Canadian authors; CANADIAN women authors; IMMIGRANTS in literature
- Publication
Manitoba History, 2010, Issue 63, p27
- ISSN
0226-5044
- Publication type
Article