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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Mavis Gallant belongs to the GI Generation group.
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, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 11, 2025 |
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| Sun | 18 Leo 10 | 19 Leo 14 | 29 Scorpio 35 |
| Moon | 1 Aries 53 | 19 Pisces 7 | 17 Capricorn 15 |
| Mercury | 22 Leo 51 | 4 Leo 15 | 21 Scorpio 37 |
| Venus | 1 Libra 25 | 13 Cancer 24 | 3 Sagittarius 44 |
| Mars | 15 Sagittarius 21 | 2 Libra 56 | 16 Aquarius 15 |
| Jupiter | 14 Libra 35 | 13 Cancer 57 | 5 Scorpio 33 |
| Saturn | 5 Libra 7 | 1 Aries 6 | 16 Libra 56 |
| Uranus | 12 Pisces 32 | 1 Gemini 12 | 9 Pisces 40 |
| Neptune | 15 Leo 47 | 1 Aries 48 | 18 Leo 10 |
| Pluto | 10 Cancer 31 | 2 Aquarius 10 | 10 Cancer 53 |
| Rahu | 1 Libra 52 | 19 Pisces 42 | 26 Virgo 25 |
| Ketu | 1 Aries 52 | 19 Virgo 42 | 26 Pisces 25 |
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