Mavis Gallant

Mavis Gallant
BornMavis Leslie de Trafford Young
(1922-08-11)11 August 1922
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died18 February 2014(2014-02-18) (aged 91)
Paris, France
Notable worksFrom the Fifteenth District, The Pegnitz Junction, Home Truths
Notable awardsOrder of Canada
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
Prix Athanase-David
SpouseJohn Gallant (m. 1942–1947)

Mavis Leslie de Trafford Gallant, CC (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.