The Cashier - New Canadian Library Author:Gabrielle Roy In Alexandre Chenevert, the Montreal bank teller trapped by his narrow environment and acutely aware of his loneliness, Gabrielle Roy has created a vivid and poignant portrait of an ordinary man and his attempts to transcend his circumstances and his fate. — Set in 1947 amid the crumbled dreams of the post-War world, and drawing on modern themes ... more »of personal alienation and of the restorative force of nature, The Cashier is a tour de force of characterization and empathy by a literary virtuoso.« less