''Street of Riches'' ('' fr.'' ''Rue Deschambault'') is a novel by the

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author

Gabrielle Roy Gabrielle Roy (March 22, 1909July 13, 1983) was a Canadian author from St. Boniface, Manitoba and one of the major figures in French Canadian literature. Early life Roy was born in 1909 in Saint-Boniface (now part of Winnipeg), Manitoba, and ...

. It was originally published in French as ''Rue Deschambault'' by Beauchemin in 1955. An

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translation by Harry L. Binsse, ''Street of Riches'', was published by

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in 1957. Largely autobiographical, it traces the growth and development of a young girl into an accomplished writer. Like much of Roy's fiction, it includes a very autobiographical style and weaves vignettes into a tapestry of the specific time and place. The book covers themes including the social divide between the French Canadian and

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communities in what were the twin cities of St. Boniface and

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, European immigration to the Canadian prairies, family dynamics and racial integration. According to literary criticism, the novel is part of the realistic movement."'Rue Deschambault' ou l’ouverture au monde", February 1977, https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/lq/1977-n5-lq1085580/40401ac/

References

1955 Canadian novels Novels by Gabrielle Roy Novels set in Manitoba Canadian historical novels Novels about writers Governor General's Award-winning fiction books New Canadian Library {{Canada-novel-stub