Earth and High Heaven

Anisfield-Wolf Book · 1945 · WinnerGovernor General's · 1944 · Winner

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – Fiction	1945	Winner
Governor General's Literary Award for English-Language Fiction	1944	Winner

About the Author

Gwethalyn GrahamCanadian

Gwethalyn Graham (1913-1965) was a Canadian novelist best known for Earth and High Heaven (1944), the first Canadian book to top the New York Times bestseller list, and Swiss Sonata (1938); both earned her Governor General's Awards for fiction. An outspoken activist against anti-Semitism and discrimination, she depicted interfaith romance and social issues in her work. EBSCO Research Starters