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Country Canada Publisher McClelland & Stewart Pages 333 Page count 333 | 3.8/5 Goodreads Subject Language, arts Publication date 14 September 1996 Originally published 14 September 1996 Genre Historical Fiction Followed by The Last Crossing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Hardcover and Paperback Awards Governor General's Award for English-language fiction Similar Guy Vanderhaeghe books, Governor General's Award for English-language fiction winners, Historical Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The englishman s boy
The Englishman's Boy is a novel by Guy Vanderhaeghe, published in 1996 by McClelland and Stewart, which won the Governor General's Award for English language fiction in 1996 and was nominated for the Giller Prize. It deals with the events of the Cypress Hills Massacre (1873) as told 50 years later to a young screenwriter in Hollywood by the last living survivor.
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Television film
On 2 March 2008, The Englishman's Boy premiered as a made-for-television film on CBC with a budget of $11.7 million. The film won six Gemini Awards: Best Dramatic Mini-Series; John N. Smith as director; Nicholas Campbell as leading actor; Katharine Isabelle as supporting actress; Carmen Kotyk, for casting; and Beverley Wowchuk for costumes.
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