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The Governor General’s Literary Awards of Canada

A Bibliography

by (author) Andrew David Irvine

contributions by Edmond Rivère & Stephanie Tolman

Publisher
Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2018
Category
Bibliographies & Indexes
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780776627397
    Publish Date
    Nov 2018
    List Price
    $79.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780776627410
    Publish Date
    Nov 2018
    List Price
    $54.99

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The definitive bibliography of Canada’s Governor General’s Literary Awards
Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, Margaret Atwood, Antonine Maillet, Carol Shields, Marie-Claire Blais, Gilles Vigneault… For over three quarters of a century, the Governor General’s Literary Awards have been instrumental in recognizing many of Canada’s best authors, illustrators and translators. The result is impressive: between 1936 and 2017, 705 titles have been recognized with this prestigious award.
With careful attention to detail, Andrew Irvine presents the history and evolution of the Awards and extols their importance for the careers of authors, illustrators and translators, as well as for the development of Canada’s national literature.
The heart of the book contains the first comprehensive bibliography of the awards, including the first list of winning books organized according to their historically correct award categories; information about five books wrongly omitted from previous lists of winning titles; detailed information about award ceremonies, film adaptations and jury members; and other key information.
This is a seminal work that belongs on the shelf of every scholar and every lover of Canadian literature.
Published in English.

About the authors

Andrew David Irvine est professeur de philosophie et de mathématiques à l’Université de Colombie-Britannique (UBC), dont il a été vice-président du bureau des gouverneurs. Il a également été directeur du secteur Économie, Philosophie et Science politique à UBC Okanagan, ainsi que président de la British Columbia Civil Liberties Association.

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Edmond Rivère est chargé de cours en français à UBC Okanagan.

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Stephanie Tolman est chargée de cours en français à UBC Okanagan.

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Excerpt: The Governor General’s Literary Awards of Canada: A Bibliography (by (author) Andrew David Irvine; contributions by Edmond Rivère & Stephanie Tolman)

The first scholarly bibliography of Canada’s Governor General’s Literary Awards is the heart of this book.