" ▁play list ▁that ▁included ▁numerous ▁musical ▁artists ▁who ▁influenced ▁her ▁writing ▁of ▁the ▁novel . ▁These ▁artists ▁included ▁J . S . ▁Bach , ▁Ros ▁S ere ys othe a , ▁S inn ▁S is am outh , ▁D mit ri ▁Sh ost akov ich , ▁Leonard ▁C ohen , ▁and ▁Sun ▁B elt . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Man ▁Book er ▁Prize , ▁short list ed . ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Scot i ab ank ▁G iller ▁Prize , ▁won . ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Award ▁for ▁English - language ▁fiction , ▁won . ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Andrew ▁Car neg ie ▁Med als ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁F iction ▁and ▁Non f iction , ▁long list ed . ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Edward ▁Stan ford ▁Tra vel ▁Writing ▁Awards ▁– ▁Writing ▁with ▁a ▁S ense ▁of ▁Place , ▁won . ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Ba iley ' s ▁Women ' s ▁Prize ▁for ▁F iction , ▁short list ed . ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁R ath b ones ▁Fol io ▁Prize , ▁short list ed . ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Gr in z ane ▁Cav our ▁Prize , ▁short list ed . ▁ ▁N ous ▁qui ▁n ' ét ions ▁rien , ▁a ▁French ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁by ▁Catherine ▁L er oux , ▁won ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Award ▁for ▁English ▁to ▁French ▁translation ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1