Author Sarah Bernstein has won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel “Study for Obedience.”
ByThe Associated Press
November 13, 2023, 11:08 PM
A protester holding a sign saying “Scotiabank Funds Genocide,” is escorted off the stage during the Scotiabank Giller Prize in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Rob Gillies)
The Associated Press
TORONTO — Author Sarah Bernstein won the Scotiabank Giller Prize on Monday for her novel “Study for Obedience.”
The Montreal-born, Scotland-based author accepted the $100,000 award remotely from Scotland, where she had a baby just 10 days ago.
Her novel is about a young woman moving to the remote north where after her arrival, a series of inexplicable events occur.
The 100,000 Canadian dollar ($72,000 U.S.) Giller prize honors the best in Canadian fiction. Past winners have included Margaret Atwood, Mordecai Richler and Alice Munro.
Just as Bernstein’s name was called at the gala, a protester interrupted the live telecast with anti-Israel war slogans, forcing organizers to repeat the announcement.
The celebrations were also interrupted early in the broadcast when several anti-Israel protesters jumped onstage.
The Giller was created in 1994 by late businessman Jack Rabinovitch in memory of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller.
