Gabrielle Roy was a French-Canadian novelist and children's author born on March 22, 1909 in Canada. She is best known for her works such as Children of My Heart, Street Riches, and The Fragile Lights of Earth. Her most acclaimed work, The Tin Flute (Bonheur d'occasion), won the Governor General's Award for Fiction.
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💰 Net worth: $4 Million (2024)
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About
A French-Canadian Novelist and children's author, she is known for works such as Children of My Heart, Street Riches, and The Fragile Lights of Earth. Her novel, The Tin Flute (French title: Bonheur d'occasion), won the Governor General's Award for Fiction.
Before Fame
She worked as a Sketch Artist in her early adulthood years. She published her debut novel, Bonheur d'occasion, in 1945.
Trivia
Her 1954 novel, Alex Andre Chenevert, is regarded as one of the most important Canadian works of psychological realism.
Family Life
She was born in Manitoba, Canada and later moved to Quebec. She married Marcel Carbotte, a gynecologist, in 1947.
Associated With
She was an influential Canadian author, as was Jane Jacobs .