2006 Finalists - Fiction
Peter Behrens, Brooklin, Maine (formerly of Montreal), for
The Law of Dreams (House of Anansi Press; distributed by HarperCollins Canada) (ISBN 0-88784-207-0)
The Law of Dreams is an artfully-woven tale of mythic scope brought to vibrant life through the author’s unique perspective and craft, and through the complex and morally-heroic character of Fergus O’Brien.
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Trevor Cole, Hamilton (ON), for The Fearsome Particles
(McClelland & Stewart; distributed by Random House of Canada) (ISBN 0-7710-2260-3)
Trevor Cole has masterminded a densely-layered tale that sensitively peels away the complex facades of the individual members of a small, excruciatingly contemporary family, to reveal their (and our) most intimate fears and vulnerable desires.
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Bill Gaston, Victoria, for Gargoyles
(House of Anansi Press; distributed by HarperCollins Canada) (ISBN 0-88784-749-8)
Gargoyles is a collection of robust diversity. Vivid in the telling, stylistically exciting, these stories are an acrobatic delight.
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Paul Glennon, Richmond (ON), for
The Dodecahedron, or A Frame for Frames (The Porcupine’s Quill; distributed by University of Toronto Press) (ISBN 0-88984-275-2)
The Dodecahedron, or A Frame for Frames is a kaleidoscopic novel … of sorts. Twelve stories of seemingly different genres cohere into a book of astonishing literary dimension.
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Rawi Hage, Montreal, for De Niro’s Game
(House of Anansi Press; distributed by HarperCollins Canada) (ISBN 0-88784-196-1)
De Niro’s Game is an unflinching and timely look at the shattering of relationships in a war-torn world where lines between friend and foe constantly blur.
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