Five finalists of the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize announced

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Five finalists of the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize announced

Oct 01 2012

The following five books have been shortlisted for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize. The winner of the C$50,000 will be announced at a ceremony on October 30. Fifty-one publishing houses submitted 142 titles for consideration, the three person jury consists of novelists Gary Shteyngart and Roddy Doyle, and Canadian publisher Anna Porter.

419 by Will Ferguson (not yet released in the USA, but available through online booksellers)
Inside by Alix Ohlin (Knopf, June 2012)
The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler (St Martin's, January 2013)
Ru by Kim Thuy (Bloomsbury, late November 2012)
Whirl Away by Russell Wangersky (not yet released in the USA)

Source: Scotia Bank Giller Prize

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