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Hill, Richardson Win Commonwealth Prizes
Posted 14 March, 2008 in Awards |
Heartfelt congratulations go out to Lawrence Hill and C.S. Richardson, who both won Commonwealth Prizes in the Canada and Caribbean region:
In the Canada and Caribbean region, Best Book went to Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes, the true story of one woman’s journey from her village in west Africa, through slavery in South Carolina to a hard-won liberation. CS Richardson won Best First Book with The End of the Alphabet, the story of a man who develops a rage for travel after hearing he has only weeks to live.
I haven’t read either of these, but a Canadian publishing insider whose opinion I trust calls The Book of Negroes “a masterpiece,” so perhaps I should give it a go.
The rest of the Commonwealth winners can be found here.