419 book giller prize

His nigeria is alternately mystical and grounded in harsh realities, tragic and hopeful, hardboiled and softspoken. Fergusons novel was chosen by judges roddy doyle, gary shteyngart and anna porter from a longlist of, which were in turn chosen from 142 submissions. Earlier this month, macleans senior writer and chief book. Will fergusons novel about the criminal underworld behind the notorious nigerian internet scams won the scotiabank giller prize in 2012.

At once a thriller about a lonely woman trying to reclaim her fathers memory and a stunning novel of moral ambiguity, uncertainty and corruption. But, when his novel 419 was shortlisted for the giller prize. Will ferguson wins 2012 giller prize for 419 fergusons literary thriller is perhaps the most populist book to be awarded canadas most prestigious literary prize mark medley. I also do not see 419 as a dark literary thriller unless we go a bit low key with the thriller classification and go mainstream with the literary classification. After winning this years scotiabank giller prize, the calgary author is poised to become even more renowned for his work as a serious novelist. Acclaimed writers such as alice munro, margaret atwood, michael ondaatje and mordecai richler were winning honours and accolades around the world. Absolutely worthy of its 2012 giller prize, 419 is a gift for both crime and generalfiction readers, especially fans of khaled hosseini, chimamanda ngozi adichie, edwidge danticat, and john le carre. The author of road trip rwanda and the giller prizewinning 419 reveals his greatest fear, his idea of perfect happiness, and more. Giller prizewinning novel plunges into the labyrinth of lies that is 419, the. His gillerwinning book 419 takes a more serious turn a story that starts with an internet con artist in nigeria, the calgary man whose desire to believe in the scam brings him to ruin. A jubilant will ferguson wins giller prize, raises toast to. Tautly paced and vividly drawn, 419 captures the reader in a net of desire and deceit drawn tight by the interconnections of humanity in the twentyfirst century. The finder book by will ferguson official publisher page. Will fergusons 419 is the winner of the 2012 scotiabank giller prize.

Mar 21, 2014 enjoy a lively discussion with author will ferguson as he offers insights into 419, his 2012 scotiabank giller prize shortlisted and winning novel. However, 419, the novel for which ferguson took the giller, is anything but funny. The giller prize sponsored as the scotiabank giller prize, is a literary award given to a. A woman without a name walks out of a dust storm in subsaharan africa. In my mind, lams novel is the better of the two, and. The book has been awarded with scotiabank giller prize 2012, canadian booksellers association libris award for fiction book 20 and many others. And if it really werent deserving of the giller prize, id like to read the book that was. Fergusons gillerprize winning novel tells the story of a daughter, laura, dealing with the death of her father after he falls for a 419. Fergusons african epic, which won canadas scotiabank giller prize in 2012, details the linked lives of four individuals, three african and one. His new novel, the shoe on the roof, was released october 2017.

As a humourist and travel writer, will ferguson is already well known to canadian readers. Find winners of the giller prize, man booker prize, governor generals award and more. Ferguson has won the stephen leacock medal for humour three times and has been nominated for both the impac dublin literary award and a commonwealth writers prize. But after tuesday nights glitzy presentation gala in. A car tumbles through darkness down a snowy ravine. The novel won numerous awards, including the 2012 scotiabank giller prize and the 20 canadian booksellers association libris award. Its a dark literary thriller that offers harrowing insight into one of the internets most notorious email. Will fergusons 419 wins giller as a humourist and travel writer, will ferguson is already well known to canadian readers. After winning this years scotiabank giller prize, the. Jan 07, 2015 winner of the 2012 scotiabank giller prize a globe and mail top 100 book 2012 ive been aware of will ferguson for many years but ive never read his work.

The scotiabank giller prize is named in honour of the late literary journalist doris giller and was founded in 1994 by her husband toronto businessman jack rabinovitch. It is tempting to put 419 in some easy genre category, but that would only serve to deny its accomplishment and its genius. Fergusons 2012 gillerprize winning novel brings west africa or at least a. They climbed down on grappling lines, leaning into their descent, the lights of the fire trucks and. Will ferguson wins giller prize for novel 419 huffpost. A threetime winner of the stephen leacock medal for humour, he has been nominated for both a commonwealth prize and an impac dublin award. Will ferguson wins the 2012 scotiabank giller prize. Vincent lam, giller prizewinning author of bloodletting and miraculous cures 419 is an ambitious, fastpaced global thriller which i found impossible to put down. All winners giller prize, giller prize, books barnes. The first edition of the novel was published in 2012, and was written by will ferguson. Will ferguson wins 2012 giller prize for 419 fergusons literary thriller is perhaps the most populist book to be awarded canadas most prestigious literary prize. Though best known for his humour and travel writing, the calgary writer won for his dark novel 419 on tuesday night, accepting the prize at a star. Published by penguin canada in 2012, the novel was the winner of the 2012 scotiabank giller prize.

Vincent lam, giller prizewinning author of bloodletting and miraculous cures 419 is an ambitious, fastpaced global thriller which i found impossible to put. Nov 02, 2012 its not so much that the thrill is gone, now that scotiabank giller prize winner will ferguson has found his way back home. Organizers boast that the prize helped sell more than 2. However, 419 was shortlisted for the 2012 scotiabank giller prize. Oct 30, 2012 will ferguson wins 2012 giller prize for 419 fergusons literary thriller is perhaps the most populist book to be awarded canadas most prestigious literary prize.

Hes won several leacock medals and authored two wellreceived humorous novels, happinesstm and spanish fly. Nov 08, 20 will ferguson takes readers deep into the labyrinth of lies that is 419, winner of the 2012 scotiabank giller prize. Will ferguson is the winner of the 2012 scotiabank giller prize for his novel 419. I am also a bit surprised that this one won the 2012 giller prize, beating out, among others, kim thuys ru, which i absolutely loved. Enjoy a lively discussion with author will ferguson as he offers insights into 419, his 2012 scotiabank giller prize shortlisted and winning novel. The giller prize sponsored as the scotiabank giller prize, is a literary award given to a canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in english including translation the previous year, after an annual juried competition between publishers who submit entries. Jan 07, 2015 but, when his novel 419 was shortlisted for the giller prize, i was surprised that he had written a dramatic novel, let alone a thriller. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.

But after tuesday nights glitzy presentation gala in the ballroom. His last novel, 419, won the scotiabank giller prize. The launch of the giller prize coincided with a growing recognition of canadian authors and literature both at home and abroad. Oct 21, 2012 lam does a great job of showing the consequences of greed and injustice and the impact on a single person who comes to represent either a cultural group or entire nation. It didnt seem to fit with what i knew of his style and subjects. Its not so much that the thrill is gone, now that scotiabank giller prize winner will ferguson has found his way back home. The book was published in multiple languages including. Though best known for his humour and travel writing, the calgary writer won for his dark novel 419 on tuesday night, accepting the prize at a starstudded gala in toronto. And in the seething heat of lagos city, a criminal cartel scours the internet, looking for victims. Will fergusons mystery novel 419 2012 follows what happens when a man falls prey to a devious and fatal internet scam, and his grieving daughter travels to nigeria to find his killer.