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Street of Riches
by ROY: Gabrielle
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Palgrave, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1957. Stated First . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Blue cloth with silver lettering. Translated from the French by Harry Binsse. Book very slight edgewear ow vg. D.J. has orange background with picture of a house. Has some edgewear and chips upper edge. D.J. is bright but because of chips, fair to good.
Synopsis
Gabrielle Roy was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, in 1909. Her parents were part of the large Quebec emigration to western Canada in the late nineteenth century. The youngest of eight children, she studied in a convent school for twelve years, then taught school herself, first in isolated Manitoba villages and later in St. Boniface. In 1937 Roy travelled to Europe to study drama, and during two years spent in London and Paris she began her writing career. The approaching war forced her to return to Canada, and she settled in Montreal. Roy’s first novel, The Tin Flute , ushered in a new era of realism in Quebec fiction with its compassionate depiction of a working-class family in Montreal’s Saint-Henri district. Her later fiction often turned for its inspiration to the Manitoba of her childhood and her teaching career. In 1947 Roy married Dr. Marcel Carbotte, and after a few years in France, they settled in Quebec City, which was to remain their home. Roy complemented her fiction with essays, reflective collections, and three children’s books. Her many honours include three Governor General’s Awards, France’s Prix Fémina, and Quebec’s Prix David. Gabrielle Roy died in Quebec City, Quebec, in 1983.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hockley Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002832
- Title
- Street of Riches
- Author
- ROY: Gabrielle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Fiction - Canadian, French Canadian
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Hockley Books
Biblio member since 2010
Palgrave, Ontario
About Hockley Books
Hockley Books specializes in Canadian History with a focus on local histories. In addition there is a good selection of biography and fiction especially literary fiction. Mysteries, travel etc add to the flavour.
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- VG
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