Indians on Vacation is a novel by Canadian writer Thomas King, published in 2020 by HarperCollins.Jenny Ferguson, "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, "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, "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 and shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2020 Governor General's Awards."Francesca Ekwuyasi, Billy-Ray Belcourt & Anne Carson among 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards finalists". CBC Books, May 4, 2021.
Awards Year Award Category Result Ref. 2020 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize — Giller Prize — Governor General's Awards Fiction (English) 2021 Evergreen Award — Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour — 2022 International Dublin Literary Award —
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