Reproduction
First edition
AuthorIan Williams
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPenguin Random House Canada
Publication date
January 22, 2019
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)

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

  1. ^ Adina Bresge, "Acclaimed poet Ian Williams says first novel 'Reproduction' is like a child". National Post, January 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Rayyan Al-Shawaf, "In Reproduction, Ian Williams delivers a promising first novel". Toronto Star, January 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ian Williams wins the 2019 Scotiabank Giller prize for debut novel". CBC News. November 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Tanya Tagaq, Ian Williams among finalists for $60,000 Amazon Canada First Novel Award". Toronto Star, April 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Ryan Porter (June 19, 2019). "Twelve titles longlisted for Toronto Book Award". Quill & Quire. Retrieved June 29, 2019.


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