Posts
8:22 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - A novel by a former radio broadcaster in Canada's north won the 2007 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada's most lucrative and prestigious prize for fiction.
Elizabeth Hay's "Late Nights on Air" details the loves and rivalries of a cast of eccentric characters at a small radio station in Yellowknife, near Canada's Arctic.
"I feel very lucky, so lucky in fact that I will probably be hit by a truck tomorrow so it is important that I say my thank-you's now," said Hay, who was previously nominated for the prize in 2000 for "A Student of Weather."
Michael Ondaatje, author of "The English Patient" was short-listed for prize for his novel, "Divisadero". He jointly won the Giller Prize in 2000 for "Anil's Ghost."
Other short-listed authors include, two-time Giller winner M.G. Vassanji for "The Assassin's Song," Daniel Poliquin for "A Secret Between Us" and Alissa York for "Effigy."
Literary celebrities joined about 450 members of Canada's literary community at the black-tie event. The winner takes home a C$40,000 ($43,000) purse, while the runner-ups each win $2,500.
Source: in.reuters.com
Elizabeth Hay's "Late Nights on Air" details the loves and rivalries of a cast of eccentric characters at a small radio station in Yellowknife, near Canada's Arctic.
"I feel very lucky, so lucky in fact that I will probably be hit by a truck tomorrow so it is important that I say my thank-you's now," said Hay, who was previously nominated for the prize in 2000 for "A Student of Weather."
Michael Ondaatje, author of "The English Patient" was short-listed for prize for his novel, "Divisadero". He jointly won the Giller Prize in 2000 for "Anil's Ghost."
Other short-listed authors include, two-time Giller winner M.G. Vassanji for "The Assassin's Song," Daniel Poliquin for "A Secret Between Us" and Alissa York for "Effigy."
Literary celebrities joined about 450 members of Canada's literary community at the black-tie event. The winner takes home a C$40,000 ($43,000) purse, while the runner-ups each win $2,500.
Source: in.reuters.com
0 comments:
Post a Comment