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Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Debut Fiction) | 2005 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A Ghanaian immigrant moves his family to a small, all-Black town in 1960s Alberta, Canada, hoping for a fresh start, only to confront racial hostility and the town's own troubled history. Esi Edugyan's debut novel. Finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction.
About the Author
Esi EdugyanCanadian
Esi Edugyan is a Canadian novelist born in Calgary in 1978. Her second novel Half-Blood Blues (2011) won the Giller Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Washington Black (2018) won the Giller Prize for the second time and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2018. Read more →
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