The Sleeping Car Porter
by Suzette Mayr
International Dublin Literary Award · 2024 · ShortlistGovernor General's Literary Award for English-Language Fiction · 2023 · ShortlistScotiabank Giller Prize · 2022 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Dublin Literary Award | 2024 | Shortlist |
| Governor General's Literary Award for English-Language Fiction | 2023 | Shortlist |
| Scotiabank Giller Prize | 2022 | Winner |
About This Book
In the 1920s, Baxter works as a porter on a transcontinental Canadian train, concealing his identity while dreaming of going to medical school. A novel about race, labor, and the performance of identity. Winner of the 2022 Giller Prize.
About the Author
Suzette MayrTrinidadian-Canadian
Suzette Mayr is a Trinidadian-Canadian author and professor. Her novel The Sleeping Car Porter won the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize and was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
