{"id":2534,"date":"2009-09-21T20:54:42","date_gmt":"2009-09-22T00:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2018-05-27T00:30:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-27T04:30:27","slug":"2009-giller-prize-longlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2009\/09\/21\/2009-giller-prize-longlist\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 Giller Prize Longlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Header 2\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Header-2-1-e1493098728843.jpg?resize=929%2C200\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-20947\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 sep-underline sep-solid fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:33;line-height:1.45;\">2009 Giller Prize Longlist<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2011\/11\/07\/2011-shadow-giller-winner\/scotiabankgillerprize_logo_eng_french10\/\" 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\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"scotiabankgillerprize_logo_eng_french10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/scotiabankgillerprize_logo_eng_french10.jpg?fit=300%2C91&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/scotiabankgillerprize_logo_eng_french10.jpg?fit=506%2C155&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6597\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/scotiabankgillerprize_logo_eng_french10.jpg?resize=506%2C155\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/scotiabankgillerprize_logo_eng_french10.jpg?resize=300%2C91&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/scotiabankgillerprize_logo_eng_french10.jpg?fit=506%2C155&amp;ssl=1 506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today the 2009 <a title=\"Giller Prize Homepage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca\/index.php?id=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giller Prize <\/a>longlist was announced! I&#8217;ll pass you on to KevinfromCanada, who has written up a bit about the prize, a bit about this<a title=\"Kevin's first words on the longlist\" href=\"http:\/\/kevinfromcanada.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/21\/giller-prize-2009-longlist-and-the-shadow-jury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> longlist<\/a>, and a bit about the <a title=\"Kevin's post on the Shadow Jury\" href=\"http:\/\/kevinfromcanada.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/21\/2009-giller-prize-shadow-jury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shadow Jury<\/a>, of which I&#8217;m a part.<\/p>\n<p>But, here is the list itself:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Margaret Atwood: <strong><em>The Year of the Flood<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Martha Bailie: <strong><em>The Incident Report<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Kim Echlin: <strong><em>The Disappeared<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Claire Holden: <strong><em>The Heart Specialist<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Paulette Jiles: <strong><em>The Colour of Lightning<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Jeanette Lynes: <strong><em>The Factory Voice<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Annabel Lyon: <strong><em>The Golden Mean<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Linden MacIntyre: <strong><em>The Bishop&#8217;s Man<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Colin McAdam: <strong><em>Fall<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Anne Michaels: <strong><em>The Winter Vault<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Shani Mootoo: <strong><em>Valmiki&#8217;s Daughter<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Kate Pullinger: <strong><em>The Mistress of Nothing<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The shortlist will be announced on October 6 (soon!).<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s Giller Prize longlist has been 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