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Gabrielle Roy and The Tin Flute

Gabrielle Roy’s childhood home at 375 Deschambault Street, St. Boniface, Manitoba, photographed in 2008.
Gabrielle Roy’s childhood home at 375 Deschambault Street, St. Boniface, Manitoba, photographed in 2008. Maison d'enfance de Gabrielle Roy · Miguel Tremblay · Photo source · Photo licence: CC0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Gabrielle Roy (1909–1983) gained immediate recognition with her first novel, The Tin Flute (Bonheur d’occasion, 1945), as a pioneer of social realism in Quebec. Born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, she drew on the immigrant experience and her years in the Franco-Manitoban community in later works.

Scope & context

Her literary significance, not a full bibliography or biography.

Sources behind this record

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Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text