WRITER

Mavis Gallant

1922 - 2014

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Mavis Leslie de Trafford Gallant, (née Young; 11 August 1922 – 18 February 2014), was a Canadian writer who spent much of her life and career in France. Best known as a short story writer, she also published novels, plays and essays. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mavis Gallant is the 6,984th most popular writer (down from 6,789th in 2024), the 927th most popular biography from Canada (down from 827th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Canadian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mavis Gallant ranks 6,984 out of 7,302. Before her are William Joyce, Jacek Dukaj, Deborah Feldman, Robert Pinsky, Peter V. Brett, and Javier Sicilia. After her are Attila Bartis, Mabel Strickland, Elizabeth Kostova, Ilija Trojanow, Charley Boorman, and Marc Laidlaw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Mavis Gallant ranks 462. Before her are Syd Owen, Randhir Singh Gentle, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Kay Starr, Len Lesser, and Grayson Hall. After her are Jim Wright, Mundell Lowe, Theodosia Okoh, Paul Laxalt, Hattie Jacques, and John Chafee. Among people deceased in 2014, Mavis Gallant ranks 562. Before her are Christopher Malcolm, Sandy Jardine, Dora Bryan, Florica Lavric, Daisuke Oku, and Howard Cooke. After her are Marion Barry, Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Jimmy Ruffin, Deven Verma, Herb Jeffries, and Ronny Jordan.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Mavis Gallant ranks 928 out of 1,622. Before her are Luke Macfarlane (1980), Mélanie Joly (1979), John Kapelos (1956), Dafydd Williams (1954), Will Sasso (1975), and Gina Holden (1975). After her are Shroud (1994), John Tenta (1963), François-Philippe Champagne (1970), Luguentz Dort (1999), Al Arbour (1932), and Ian Tracey (1964).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Mavis Gallant ranks 50. Before her are Timothy Findley (1930), John Ralston Saul (1947), Gregory Colbert (1960), Robert C. Cooper (1968), Ed Greenwood (1959), and Emily St. John Mandel (1979). After her are Geoff Ryman (1951), Nelly Arcan (1973), Anne Michaels (1958), Eleanor Catton (1985), David Frum (1960), and Anita Sarkeesian (1983).

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