The Tin Flute
by Roy, Gabrielle, Translated By Hannah Josephson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947 This is a copy of the first English language publication of three time Governor General award winner Gabrielle Roy's The Tin Flute/Bonheur d'Occasion, which is credited with reflecting a life of such overwhelming and endless poverty in the face of huge families and low wages that it provided an impetus for change in Quebec. Gabrielle Roy was actually from St-Boniface, the French quarter of Winnipeg, and went to live in Europe from there, but was forced to return to Canada in 1939 with the outbreak of World War II and it was then that she went to Montreal and devoted her time to writing and sketching. Nevertheless the picture she paints clearly struck a chord with readers in both languages and around the world. Without a dust jacket, this copy has darkened a great deal and the cover is somewhat faded and soiled. Spine is cocked. There is a little writing in pencil but for the most part the interior is clean. The spine is worn and faded but remains undamaged.
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 recollections, 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
- Sparkle Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000298
- Title
- The Tin Flute
- Author
- Roy, Gabrielle, Translated By Hannah Josephson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Language Edition
- Publisher
- Reynal & Hitchcock
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- MONTREAL ST-HENRI 1940'S POOR FRENCH CANADIAN FAMLIES
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Calgary , Alberta
About Sparkle Books
I search out used books on principle to highlight their value, keep them circulating and out of the landfill (and just because I am compelled to tell people to "read this"!)
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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