Encountering
Gabrielle Roy

Introduction

This Exhibition was held at Library and Archives Canada from November 24, 2009 to July 2, 2010.

Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983) is one of the most important writers in 20th-century Canadian literature. Achieving equal recognition in Quebec and English Canada, her work belongs to the literature of both cultures, and transcends national and linguistic boundaries.

Library and Archives Canada would like to recognize the centennial of the birth of this celebrated author by presenting an exhibition about the life and works of a liberated woman, a feminist before her time who devoted herself entirely to the development of her writing.

In the exhibition, archival records, artifacts, books and tributes show the various stages of the life of Gabrielle Roy. They illustrate how, over the years, writing gradually became the author's raison d'être, how the creative process transformed her life into an inner journey and how her work found its full expression in the simplicity and luminous quality of her autobiographical writings.

As a reflection of the exhibition Encountering Gabrielle Roy, this website presents a biography and chronology detailing Gabrielle Roy's life, a bibliography and list of the awards and accolades she received, as well as links to other sources to help further your research.