Lawrence Hill
Canadian novelist of Black and White American parentage whose The Book of Negroes won the Commonwealth Writers Prize. His fiction explores the Black experience in Canada and America with historical sweep. He is one of Canada's most important voices in Black literary fiction.
Works
- Some Great ThingJournalist navigating identity, family, and belonging in Winnipeg
- Any Known BloodEpic multigenerational saga of Black Canadian family and historical reckoning
- The Book of NegroesEnslaved woman's chronicle of survival, love, and freedom across continents
- The IllegalUndocumented immigrant and soccer player navigate borders and belonging
- Dear Sir, I Intend to Burn Your BookNovel about censorship, protest, and literary persecution in dystopia