20-11-2018 21:14 via montrealgazette.com

Watch: Esi Edugyan wins Giller Prize for the second time

Esi Edugyan won Canada’s top literary prize Monday for her novel Washington Black, about a boy who escapes slavery at a Barbados sugar plantation.
Edugyan says it’s vital to tell the stories of marginalized people.
Edugyan’s first Giller win was for Half-Blood Blues in 2011.
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