{"id":16997,"date":"2015-11-11T22:01:17","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T02:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/?p=16997"},"modified":"2015-11-11T22:01:30","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T02:01:30","slug":"2015-giller-prize-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2015\/11\/11\/2015-giller-prize-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Giller Prize Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2011\/11\/07\/2011-shadow-giller-winner\/scotiabankgillerprize_logo_eng_french10\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/scotiabankgillerprize_logo_eng_french10.jpg?fit=506%2C155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"506,155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/scotiabankgillerprize_logo_eng_french10.jpg?w=506&amp;ssl=1 506w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/scotiabankgillerprize_logo_eng_french10.jpg?resize=300%2C91&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16998\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2015\/11\/11\/2015-giller-prize-winner\/fifteen-dogs\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fifteen-Dogs.jpg?fit=900%2C1406&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,1406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fifteen Dogs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fifteen-Dogs.jpg?fit=655%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16998 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fifteen-Dogs-192x300.jpg?resize=192%2C300\" alt=\"Fifteen Dogs\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fifteen-Dogs.jpg?resize=192%2C300&amp;ssl=1 192w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fifteen-Dogs.jpg?resize=655%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 655w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fifteen-Dogs.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/>It wasn&#8217;t the Shadow Giller Jury&#8217;s choice, and it was one of my least favorite on the Giller shortlist, but here&#8217;s this year&#8217;s winning book:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Fifteen Dogs<\/em><\/strong>, by Andr\u00e9 Alexis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s Giller Prize winner has been announced. <a href=\"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2015\/11\/11\/2015-giller-prize-winner\/\"><u>Read the full 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