1997 Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction Winner
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The Underpainter
Jane Urquhart
The Underpainter is a novel of interwoven lives in which the world of art collides with the realm of human emotion. It is the story of Austin Fraser, an American painter now in his later years, who is haunted by memories of those whose lives most deeply to…
1997 Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction Shortlist
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First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women
Eric McCormack
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Last Seen
Matt Cohen
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Small Change
Elizabeth Hay
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