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Canadian Governor Generals Literary Awards - Fiction

Winners from 1936 to 2017. No award was given in 1965. All books were written by Canadian authors.
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We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night (Joel Thomas Hynes)
We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night
1
Joel Thomas Hynes
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
2
Madeleine Thien
Daddy Lenin and Other Stories (Guy Vanderhaeghe)
Daddy Lenin and Other Stories
3
Guy Vanderhaeghe
The Back of the Turtle (Thomas King)
The Back of the Turtle
4
Thomas King
The Luminaries (New Zealand)
The Luminaries (New Zealand)
5
The Purchase (Linda Spalding)
The Purchase
6
Linda Spalding
The Sister Brothers (Patrick De Witt)
The Sister Brothers
7
Patrick De Witt
Cool Water (Dianne Warren)
Cool Water
8
Dianne Warren
The Origin of Species (Nino Ricci)
The Origin of Species
9
Nino Ricci
The Mistress of Nothing (Kate Pullinger)
The Mistress of Nothing
10
Kate Pullinger
Divisadero
Divisadero
11
The Law of Dreams (Peter Behrens)
The Law of Dreams
12
Peter Behrens
A Perfect Night to Go to China (David Gilmour)
A Perfect Night to Go to China
13
David Gilmour
A Complicated Kindness (Miriam Toews)
A Complicated Kindness
14
Miriam Toews
Elle (Douglas Glover)
Elle
15
Douglas Glover
A Song for Nettie Johnson (Gloria Sawai)
A Song for Nettie Johnson
16
Gloria Sawai
Clara Callan (Richard B. Wright)
Clara Callan
17
Richard B. Wright
Anil's Ghost
Anil's Ghost
18
Elizabeth and After (Matt Cohen)
Elizabeth and After
19
Matt Cohen
Forms of Devotion (Diane Schoemperlen)
Forms of Devotion
20
Diane Schoemperlen
The Underpainter (Jane Urquhart)
The Underpainter
21
Jane Urquhart
The Englishmans Boy (Guy Vanderhaeghe)
The Englishmans Boy
22
Guy Vanderhaeghe
The Roaring Girl (Greg Hollinghead)
The Roaring Girl
23
Greg Hollinghead
A Discovery of Strangers (Rudy Wiebe)
A Discovery of Strangers
24
Rudy Wiebe
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
25
Carol Shields
The English Patient
The English Patient
26
Such a Long Journey (Rohinton Mistry)
Such a Long Journey
27
Rohinton Mistry
Lives of the Saints (Nino Ricci)
Lives of the Saints
28
Nino Ricci
Whale Music
Whale Music
29
Nights Below Station Street (David Adams Richards)
Nights Below Station Street
30
David Adams Richards
A Dream Like Mine (M.T. Kelly)
A Dream Like Mine
31
M.T. Kelly
The Progress of Love
The Progress of Love
32
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
33
Margaret Atwood
The Engineer of Human Souls
The Engineer of Human Souls
34
Shakespeare's Dog (Leon Rooke)
Shakespeare's Dog
35
Leon Rooke
Man Descending (Guy Vanderhaeghe)
Man Descending
36
Guy Vanderhaeghe
Home Truths: Selected Canadian Stories
Home Truths: Selected Canadian Stories
37
Burning Water (George Bowering)
Burning Water
38
George Bowering
The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne (Jack Hodgins)
The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne
39
Jack Hodgins
Who Do You Think You Are? (Alice Munro)
Who Do You Think You Are?
40
Alice Munro
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