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1984 Governor General's Awards

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Each winner of the 1984 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.[1]

English

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Blue ribbon Josef Skvorecky, The Engineer of Human Souls
Non-fiction Blue ribbon Sandra Gwyn, The Private Capital: Ambition and Love in the Age of Macdonald and Laurier
Poetry Blue ribbon Paulette Jiles, Celestial Navigation
Drama Blue ribbon Judith Thompson, White Biting Dog

French

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Blue ribbon Jacques Brault, Agonie
Non-fiction Blue ribbon Jean Hamelin and Nicole Gagnon, Le XXe Siècle: Histoire du catholicisme québécois
Poetry Blue ribbon Nicole Brossard, Double Impression
Drama Blue ribbon René-Daniel Dubois, Ne blâmez jamais les Bédouins

References

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  1. ^ "Literary award winners to be announced June 6". Montreal Gazette, May 17, 1985.