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Reproduction is the debut novel by Canadian writer Ian Williams, published in 2019 by Penguin Random House Canada.[1] The novel centres on the unconventional family life of Army, a biracial man from Brampton, Ontario, from the time of his conception as the child of a brief affair between a white father and a Black Canadian mother who met in a hospital room while tending to their own dying parents, through to his adulthood when his parents are themselves dying.[2]
The novel won the 2019 Giller Prize.[3] It was also shortlisted for the 2019 Amazon.ca First Novel Award,[4] and the 2019 Toronto Book Awards.[5]
References
- ^ Adina Bresge, "Acclaimed poet Ian Williams says first novel 'Reproduction' is like a child". National Post, January 21, 2019.
- ^ Rayyan Al-Shawaf, "In Reproduction, Ian Williams delivers a promising first novel". Toronto Star, January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Ian Williams wins the 2019 Scotiabank Giller prize for debut novel". CBC News. November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Tanya Tagaq, Ian Williams among finalists for $60,000 Amazon Canada First Novel Award". Toronto Star, April 26, 2019.
- ^ Ryan Porter (June 19, 2019). "Twelve titles longlisted for Toronto Book Award". Quill & Quire. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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