Legendary Montreal-born writer Mavis Gallant dead at age 91

Montreal-born writer Mavis Gallant has died at age 91, says her publisher.

Gallant, who published more than 100 short stories throughout her career, lived in Paris for much of her life.

Still, Gallant received several high-profile honours in her home country, including a Companion of the Order of Canada and a Governor General’s Literary Award for her collection of stories, “Home Truths: Selected Canadian Stories.”

The notoriously private Gallant did visit Canada from time to time, including a 1983-84 return as writer-in-residence at the University of Toronto, where she later received a doctorate of letters.

She also included Canadian characters and settings in some of her stories, which are revered for their wit and their powerful and astute observations of conflicted human relationships.