Anne Michaels gives a speech after winning the 2024 Giller Prize. 'I am here because a book is not about the writer, but the reader. It is the reader who holds the true moral power that a book can offer,' she said.
Previous Giller winner Ian Williams reflects on why conversation is key to finding a way forward for CanLit.Anne Michaels gives a speech after winning the 2024 Giller Prize. "I am here because a book is not about the writer, but the reader. It is the reader who holds the true moral power that a book can offer," she said. One of the biggest prizes for Canadian literature, the Giller Prize, was awarded yesterday.
It was really moving to see the small group of writers and friends there, chanting and protesting and handing out pamphlets. I had no comment at the time. I was just in my feelings, and my eyes kind of welled up. People there said, "You don't have to go back in. You can join us," and a small chant erupted like, "Join us." And I was like, I don't respond to that. Right?: Talk to me about the welling up.
My usefulness to you is not simply a matter of holding your position exactly, and when I don't then it crosses over to I've become enemy again. For a moment, Elamin, there's a possibility that I could be an ally in a way that was recognizable to the group. And when I didn't do that to their satisfaction, again I became the enemy. And I am not. Those people are still my friends. We could still have teas and coffees together.
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