Indians on Vacation
{{short description|2020 novel by Thomas King}}
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{{Infobox book
| image = Indians on Vacation.jpg
| author = Thomas King
| pub_date = 25 August 2020
| isbn = 9781443460545
| language = English
| country = Canada
| publisher = HarperCollins
| genre = Literary fiction
| media_type = Print (hardcover), audiobook
| audio_read_by = Keith Sellon-Wright
}}
Indians on Vacation is a novel by Canadian writer Thomas King, published in 2020 by HarperCollins.Jenny Ferguson, [https://quillandquire.com/review/indians-on-vacation/ "Indians on Vacation, by Thomas King"]. Quill & Quire, July 2020. The novel focuses on Bird and Mimi, a First Nations couple who are travelling in Europe following the discovery of a trove of old postcards from Mimi's late uncle Leroy, who absconded with a valuable family heirloom 100 years earlier but never returned.Adina Bresge, [https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/08/25/thomas-king-explores-the-trials-of-travel-in-new-book-indians-on-vacation/ "Thomas King explores the trials of travel in new book 'Indians on Vacation'"]. CityNews, August 25, 2020.
The novel won the 2021 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.Vicky Qiao, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/thomas-king-wins-15k-stephen-leacock-medal-for-humour-for-indians-on-vacation-1.6053139 "Thomas King wins $15K Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for Indians on Vacation"]. CBC Books, June 4, 2021. It was longlisted for the 2020 Giller Prize{{Cite news |date=September 8, 2020 |title=14 books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/14-books-make-longlist-for-100k-scotiabank-giller-prize-1.5710960 |access-date=March 4, 2022}} and shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2020 Governor General's Awards.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/francesca-ekwuyasi-billy-ray-belcourt-anne-carson-among-2020-governor-general-s-literary-awards-finalists-1.6004149 "Francesca Ekwuyasi, Billy-Ray Belcourt & Anne Carson among 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards finalists"]. CBC Books, May 4, 2021.
Awards
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! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Ref. | ||
| rowspan=3 | 2020
| Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize || — || {{sho}} || | ||
|---|---|---|
| Giller Prize | — | {{nom|Longlisted}} |
| Governor General's Awards | Fiction (English) | {{sho|Finalist}}
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| rowspan=2 | 2021
| Evergreen Award || — || {{sho|Finalist}} | ||
| Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour | — | {{won}}
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| 2022
| International Dublin Literary Award || — || {{nom|Longlisted}} || {{Cite web |last=IGO |date=2021-11-09 |title=Indians on Vacation |url=https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/the-library/books/indians-on-vacation/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Dublin Literary Award |language=en-US}} |
References
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Category:Novels by Thomas King (novelist)
Category:Works about vacationing
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