{{short description|2019 novel by Ian Williams}} {{Infobox book <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject Books --> | name = Reproduction | title_orig = | translator = | image = File:Reproduction (novel).jpg | caption = First edition | author = Ian Williams | cover_artist = | country = Canada | language = English | series = | genre = | publisher = Penguin Random House Canada | release_date = January 22, 2019 | media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback) | pages = | isbn = | oclc = | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} '''''Reproduction''''' is the debut novel by Canadian writer Ian Williams, published in 2019 by Penguin Random House Canada.<ref>Adina Bresge, [https://nationalpost.com/pmn/entertainment-pmn/books-entertainment-pmn/acclaimed-poet-ian-williams-says-first-novel-reproduction-is-like-a-child "Acclaimed poet Ian Williams says first novel 'Reproduction' is like a child"]. ''National Post'', January 21, 2019.</ref> The novel centres on the unconventional family life of Army, a biracial man from Brampton, Ontario, from the time of his conception as the child of a brief affair between a white father and a Black Canadian mother who met in a hospital room while tending to their own dying parents, through to his adulthood when his parents are themselves dying.<ref>Rayyan Al-Shawaf, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2019/01/25/in-reproduction-ian-williams-delivers-a-promising-first-novel.html "In Reproduction, Ian Williams delivers a promising first novel"]. ''Toronto Star'', January 25, 2019.</ref>
The novel won the 2019 Giller Prize.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/2019-winner-giller-1.5361181|title=Ian Williams wins the 2019 Scotiabank Giller prize for debut novel|date=November 18, 2019|work=CBC News}}</ref> It was also shortlisted for the 2019 Amazon.ca First Novel Award,<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2019/04/26/tanya-tagaq-ian-williams-among-finalists-for-60000-amazon-canada-first-novel-award.html "Tanya Tagaq, Ian Williams among finalists for $60,000 Amazon Canada First Novel Award"]. ''Toronto Star'', April 26, 2019.</ref> and the 2019 Toronto Book Awards.<ref name="QandQ2019-06-19">{{cite news | url = https://quillandquire.com/omni/twelve-titles-longlisted-for-toronto-book-award/ | title = Twelve titles longlisted for Toronto Book Award | work = Quill & Quire | author = Ryan Porter | date = June 19, 2019 | accessdate = June 29, 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} {{Giller Prize}} Category:2019 debut novels Category:2019 Canadian novels Category:Black Canadian literature Category:Novels set in Ontario Category:Culture of Brampton Category:Novels about families Category:Novels about race and ethnicity Category:Giller Prize–winning works {{Canada-novel-stub}}