1979 Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction Winner and Nominees

The Winner and Nominees for the 1979 Governor General's Literary Award - Fiction book award.

1979 Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction Winner

The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne

Jack Hodgins

When an unknown woman steps off a beached Peruvian freighter and walks into the Vancouver Island town of Port Annie, nothing can ever be quite the same. Stalwart citizens, tired of their milltown routine, grasp at a fresh subject for gossip. Others are sud…

1979 Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction Shortlist

Life Before Man
Margaret Atwood
The Sweet Second Summer of Kitty Malone
Matt Cohen
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