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Mrs. Mavis Gallant

  • Deceased

    • Paris, France

  • Deceased

    • Paris, France

    Order of Canada

    • Companion of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1992-10-21
      Invested on: 1993-10-27
      A universally acclaimed author, she continues to delight readers with her short stories and masterful characterizations. Her works have firmly established her reputation and enriched our literary heritage. She has shared with us a view of the Canadian expatriate while providing the world with an insight into the Canadian identity.This is a promotion within the Order.

    • Officer of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1981-06-22
      Invested on: 1981-10-21
      Following an early journalistic and writing career in Montreal, she has made her home in Paris since the fifties. The cogency, subtlety and tolerance which characterize her short stories and novels have won her the acclaim and affection of a vast international public, particularly through her contributions to the New Yorker magazine.