Gabrielle Roy
(1909-1983)

woman and novelist

Died aged 74

Gabrielle Roy CC FRSC (March 22, 1909 – July 13, 1983) was a Canadian author from St. Boniface, Manitoba and one of the major figures in French Canadian literature.

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

Ici vécut, les trente dernières années de sa vie, Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983), romancière, lauréate de nombreux prix dont le prix Fémina en 1947 pour Bonheur d’occasion et le prix David en 1969 pour l’ensemble de son œuvre.

English translation: Here lived, for the last thirty years of her life, Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983), novelist, winner of numerous prizes including the Prix Femina in 1947 for Bonheur d'occasion and the Prix David in 1969 for all her work. [AWS Translate]

135, Grande Allée Ouest (La Cité-Limoilou), Quebec, QC, Canada where they lived