Mavis Gallant

Canadian writer (1922–2014).

Born August 11th, 1922 in Montreal. [ref]

Died February 18th, 2014 at 91 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Occupations
essayist, journalist, novelist, playwright, short story writer, writer
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman