Giller 2022 Prize

The longlist for the Giller is out
Billy-Ray Belcourt for his novel, A Minor Chorus, published by Hamish Hamilton Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada
André Forget for his novel, In the City of Pigs, published by Dundurn Press
Kim Fu for her short story collection, Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, published by Coach House Books
Rawi Hage for his short story collection, Stray Dogs, published by Knopf Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada
Sheila Heti for her novel, Pure Colour, published by Knopf Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada
Brian Thomas Isaac for his novel, All the Quiet Places, published by Brindle & Glass, an imprint of Touchwood Editions
Conor Kerr for his novel, Avenue of Champions, published by Nightwood Editions
Suzette Mayr for her novel, The Sleeping Car Porter, published by Coach House Books
Noor Naga for her novel, If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English, published by Graywolf Press
André Narbonne for his novel Lucien & Olivia, published by Black Moss Press
Dimitri Nasrallah for his novel, Hotline, published by Véhicule Press
Fawn Parker for her novel, What We Both Know, published by McClelland & Stewart, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada
Tsering Yangzom Lama for her novel, We Measure The Earth With Our Bodies, published by McClelland & Stewart, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada
Antoine Wilson for his novel, Mouth to Mouth, published by Simon & Schuster Canada

Are there any books you've read and would highly recommend, Cyrel (or anyone else)?

>2 kidzdoc: Hmm- I like Rawi Hage -this is a book of short stories. He is speaking at the Toronto International Festival of Authors at the end of Sept -beginning of Oct. I might go to listen to him. There are a lot of new authors on this list. I will look at the descriptions on the Giller website and take a chance on selecting one or two to read.

Here is the short list ( thanks to gypsysmom who reported for the group Canadian Literature)
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
Stray Dogs by Rawi Hage
We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama, refugees
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga.

And the 2022 Giller Prize winner is
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr

I enjoyed that book, but I am surprised by the choice. I have read Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century (okay), Stray Dogs (really enjoyed), The Sleeping Car Porter (interesting story) and I am halfway through We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies (loving it so far). If I had to pick the winner, I would have gone with Hage.

Overall, we've had quite a diverse list this year. Very enjoyable!