Winnipeg Free Press

Nominated by: Real Sabourin

Why Gabrielle Roy should be a Great Manitoban:

Claim to fame: Author

Manitoba dosage: 3

Fast Facts: She won three Governor General Awards for her writing...She was born, raised and worked in St. Boniface before moving away at the age of 28...While her career as a writer did not begin in earnest until she moved away, prairie themes and the world of the immigrants she met while living in Winnipeg dominated her work...She was one of the first Canadian authors to be recognized internationally and is a Companion of the Order of Canada.

5 Comments

• How did she do this? Your nomination misses the point.

  Posted by: John Richthammer | 2008-06-16 19:51:36

• Gabrielle taught at an all boys school in St. B. She lived in the area and her former home is now a museum. I think she comes in as one of Manitoba's amazing women.

  Posted by: Marcia Steadman | 2008-06-24 20:03:40

• Her books are marvelous! They describe so well the way people acted, felt and behaved. She had a way of writing with warmth and feeling!

  Posted by: Adele vermette | 2008-07-04 00:36:33

• Gabrielle Roy was born in 1909 in St-Boniface. Her birthplace on Rue Deschambault greets visitors.To this day, her descriptive writings attract many readers. Much of it involves her Manitoban experiences. Gabrielle Roy is a great writer who promotes our culture and heritage.

  Posted by: claudette dumas | 2008-07-12 16:34:34

• The work of Gabrielle Roy has been, is being, and will be read not just in Canada, but in countries around the world. One recalls meeting at Cite Universitaire in Paris, students from Romania, Thailand, Japan, and Egypt, among others, who had all read and loved her books. They said it inspired in them a love of Canada. We can be proud of this Great Manitoban and her immortal work.

  Posted by: Yvonne Kirbyson | 2008-07-13 06:52:59

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