Victoria-based Esi Edugyan has won the $50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her book 'Half-Blood Blues.'
Edugyan says her Scotiabank Giller Prize win is the culmination of a 'miraculous' year.
Esi Edugyan arrives for the Giller Prize awards after being nominated for the book Half-Blood Blues in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Patrick deWitt arrives for the Giller Prize awards after being nominated for the book The Sisters Brothers in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Michael Ondaatje arrives for the Giller Prize awards after being nominated for his book The Cat's Table in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Zsuzsi Gartner arrives for the Giller Prize awards after being nominated for her book Better Living Through Plastic Explosives in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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David Bezmozgis arrives for the Giller Prize awards after being nominated for his book The Free World in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Barbara Amiel undefinedleft) arrives with Krystyne Griffin at the Giller Prize awards in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Lynn Coady arrives for the Giller Prize awards after being nominated for her book The Antagonist in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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CBC sports host Ron McLean arrives for the Giller Prize awards in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Adrienne Clarkson undefinedleft) and John Ralston Saul arrive for the Giller Prize awards in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae arrives with his wife Arlene Perly Rae at the Giller Prize awards in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Esi Edugyan undefinedright) turns to her husband Steven Price as the announcement is made that she won the Scotiabank Giller Prize award for the book Half-Blood Blues in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Esi Edugyan, centre, is congratulated by her publisher Patrick Crean, right, while husband Steven Price looks on as she makes her way to the podium to accept the Scotiabank Giller Prize award for the book Half-Blood Blues in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Esi Edugyan accepts the Scotiabank Giller Prize award for the book Half-Blood Blues in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Esi Edugyan accepts the Scotiabank Giller Prize award for the book Half-Blood Blues in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Esi Edugyan accepts the Scotiabank Giller Prize award for the book Half-Blood Blues in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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