Mavis Gallant was a Canadian author born in Montreal, Quebec. After her father died when she was young, her mother remarried, leading to Mavis attending seventeen different schools. She worked as a reporter for the Montreal Standard from 1944 to 1950. She married musician John Gallant in 1942 but divorced him five years later. Gallant then shifted her focus to writing fiction and memoirs, publishing notable works such as 'The Other Paris' in 1953 and 'Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant' in 1996. She received several awards, including the 2004 Nabokov Prize.
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Meaning of the name - Mavis
The name Mavis is derived from the Old French word 'mavis', meaning 'song thrush', a type of bird known for its beautiful singing voice.
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Place of Birth: Montreal
Place of Death: 6th arrondissement of Paris
Occupation: short story writer | essayist | novelist | journalist | playwright | writer
Spouses: John Gallant
Employers: Montreal Standard
Awards Received: Companion of the Order of Canada | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | PEN/Nabokov Award | Governor General's Literary Awards | Governor General's Award for English-language fiction | Prix Athanase-David | Molson Prize | Rea Award for the Short Story | Matt Cohen Award
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 11, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for August 11, 2024 |
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| Sun | 18 Leo 10 | 19 Leo 28 | 28 Scorpio 34 |
| Moon | 1 Aries 53 | 8 Scorpio 35 | 3 Capricorn 45 |
| Mercury | 22 Leo 51 | 2 Virgo 15 | 20 Scorpio 2 |
| Venus | 1 Libra 25 | 8 Virgo 4 | 4 Sagittarius 19 |
| Mars | 15 Sagittarius 21 | 14 Gemini 44 | 15 Aquarius 32 |
| Jupiter | 14 Libra 35 | 16 Gemini 12 | 5 Scorpio 20 |
| Saturn | 5 Libra 7 | 17 Pisces 54 | 16 Libra 50 |
| Uranus | 12 Pisces 32 | 27 Taurus 6 | 9 Pisces 40 |
| Neptune | 15 Leo 47 | 29 Pisces 30 | 18 Leo 10 |
| Pluto | 10 Cancer 31 | 0 Aquarius 24 | 10 Cancer 54 |
| Rahu | 1 Libra 52 | 9 Aries 1 | 26 Virgo 28 |
| Ketu | 1 Aries 52 | 9 Libra 1 | 26 Pisces 28 |
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