 Paperback first edition | |
| Author | Katherena Vermette |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Published | 2016 (House of Anansi Press) |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 360 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 9781487001117 |
| OCLC | 1030019770 |
The Break is the first novel by the Canadian author Katherena Vermette published in 2016 by House of Anansi Press. [1]
The book tells the story of Stella, a Métis woman, who witnesses a crime in "The Break", a barren stretch of hydro land near her house in the North End neighbourhood of Winnipeg. [2]
The novel was shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize [1] and Governor General's Award for English-language fiction. [3] and won the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature. [4]
