Street of Riches

by Roy, Gabrielle; Binsse, Harry

• ISBN13: 9780803289475
• ISBN10: 0803289472
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-01-01
• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr

Summary

Semiautobiographical and universal in appeal,Street of Richesis about a young girl's growing up in a suburb of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Here is Christine, the perceptive narrator ofThe Road Past Altamont(also a Bison Book), awakening to natural and sometimes terrifying beauty, to family history, to the nuances of social life, to sexuality, to selfhood. A mother's romantic yearning for freedom, a father's roving career as an immigration officer, a beautiful sister's early demise, a host of other in very human situationsall contribute to the way Christine will view the world as a writer.

Author Biography

Gabrielle Roy has been called the Canadian Willa Cather because of their affinity in style and theme. Street of Riches won both the Governor-General's Award for Fiction and the French Prix Duvernay.

Table of Contents

The Two Negroes	p. 3
Petite Misere	p. 25
My Pink Hat	p. 35
To Prevent a Marriage	p. 41
A Bit of Yellow Ribbon	p. 51
My Whooping Cough	p. 61
The Titanic	p. 69
The Gadabouts	p. 79
The Well of Dunrea	p. 113
Alicia	p. 135
My Aunt Theresina Veilleux	p. 149
L'Italienne	p. 169
Wilhelm	p. 187
The Jewels	p. 197
The Voice of the Pools	p. 205
The Storm	p. 211
By Day and by Night	p. 223
To Earn My Living...	p. 237
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