River Thieves
#4578 of 8,085 books · #694 in Historical Fiction
Shortlisted for the Giller Prize (2001).
Set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Newfoundland, this richly textured debut novel chronicles the conflict between the European settlers and the remnants of the Beothuk, or native Indians, as an idealistic naval officer arrives to establish contact with the Beothuk, a mission that goes tragically awry.
- Publisher
- Canongate
- ISBN-13
- 9781841954172
- Topics
Awards
- Giller PrizeShortlisted(2001)
Other awarded books from Michael Crummey
- The Adversary (2025)1 win · 12 score
- Galore (2012)0 wins · 4 score
- The Innocents (2019)0 wins · 3 score
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