![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jury Citation for Reproduction: “ Ian Williams’s Reproduction is many things at once. Anchored in exquisite specificity and heartbreaking simplicity, and inviting us into a distant past that makes fresh matters of ever-present concern about survival and sacrifice, Crummey’s novel has the capacity to change the way the reader sees the world.” Jury Citation for The Innocents: “ Written in a language that is at the same time fresh and ancient, Michael Crummey’s The Innocents is a (mis)creation myth that demands a reconsideration of what we think we know about love and death, family and loneliness, oblivion and wisdom, horror and beauty, bodies and knowledge, violence and desire. ![]() We are thrilled to announce that this year (and in the spirit of the Booker) we have a tie!Ĭongratulations to Michael Crummey ( Doubleday Canada) and Ian Williams ( Random House Canada)! Marcie and I revealed our top two books (of the six on the shortlist), and Alison (who has read four of the six books) joined in our discussion. It was an unusual year for us shadow jurors – with only two of us reading and reviewing the books – so we went about our deliberations a little differently. ![]()
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