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| Author | Katherena Vermette |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Published | 2016 (House of Anansi Press) |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 360 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 9781487001117 |
| OCLC | 1030019770 |
The Break is the first novel by the Canadian author Katherena Vermette published in 2016 by House of Anansi Press.
The book tells the story of Stella, a Métis woman, who witnesses a crime in "The Break", a barren stretch of hydro land near her house in the North End neighbourhood of Winnipeg.
The novel was shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and Governor General's Award for English-language fiction. and won the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature.
References
- ^ Medley, Mark (2016-09-21). "Two debut novelists among this year's Writers' Trust nominees". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- Celona, Marjorie (2016-09-23). "Review: Katherena Vermette's The Break is an incredible feat of storytelling". The Globe and Mail.
- "Governor-General’s Literary Award short list a serious case of déjà vu". The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2016.
- "Katherena Vermette wins CODE’s 2017 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Young Adult Literature". Quill & Quire, November 24, 2017.
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