Street of Riches
by Roy, Gabrielle
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Clackamas, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. New York, 1957 Library of Congress # 57-10065 Hardbound, First edition, VG with G+ Dj. 246 pages. Dj worn on edges, corners and spine. Also moderate surface rubbing on front cover. There are several small tears and nicks. Book rubbed on corners and edges with spine bending and moderate wear. Otherwise very tight condition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.
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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- Bookseller
- River Run Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4654
- Title
- Street of Riches
- Author
- Roy, Gabrielle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. New York, 1957 Library of Congress # 57-10065
- Keywords
- NOVEL RRB10
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