1984 Governor General's Awards

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

French

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction   Jacques Brault, Agonie
Non-fiction   Jean Hamelin and Nicole Gagnon, Le XXe Siècle: Histoire du catholicisme québécois
Poetry   Nicole Brossard, Double Impression
Drama   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.