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nation of Zantoroland. The story follows Ali as he desperately tries to save his only sibling, who has been kidnapped.
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The novel's central character is Keita Ali, a marathon runner from the fictional
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Governor General's Award for English to French translation
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Lawrence Hill
HarperCollins
ISBN
9781554683833
Lawrence Hill
Indian Ocean
Canada Reads
Conquering Lion Pictures
The Book of Negroes
Carole Noël
Marianne Noël-Allen
Governor General's Award for English to French translation
2017 Governor General's Awards
"Lawrence Hill among writers honoured with Order of Canada"
Quill & Quire
"Review: Lawrence Hill’s The Illegal is a twisting, intricately woven yarn"
The Globe and Mail
"Lawrence Hill wins second Canada Reads title with The Illegal"
CBC Books
Quill & Quire
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expanding it
See guidelines for writing about novels
talk page
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