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419 Canadian writer Will Ferguson . Published by Penguin Canada in 2012, the novel was the winner of the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize .[1]
Titled for the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code that deals with fraud , the events of the novel are set in motion by Henry Curtis, a retired school teacher in Calgary , Alberta , who dies in a car accident after becoming embroiled in an advance-fee fraud scam that has left his family destitute. Following his death, his daughter Laura travels to Lagos , Nigeria , in an attempt to track down and bring to justice the perpetrator of the scam.[2]
Prior to the novel's publication, Ferguson was known primarily as a writer of humor literature.[1] [1]
Reception [ edit ]
The novel received generally positive reviews. The Globe and Mail [3] Toronto Star [4]
References [ edit ]
^ T. F. Rigelhof, "Revenge, honour and oil in Nigeria" . The Globe and Mail
^ Rigelhof, T.F. "Revenge, honour and oil in Nigeria" . The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 6 November 2015 .
^ Hunter, Jennifer. "419 by Will Ferguson: Review" . Toronto Star . Retrieved 6 November 2015 .
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