{{Short description|2002 novel by Guy Vanderhaeghe}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox book | isbn = 978-0-771-08737-0 | author = Guy Vanderhaeghe | publisher = McClelland & Stewart | pub_date = 2002 | image = The Last Crossing (novel).jpg | caption = First edition cover }}
'''''The Last Crossing''''' is a novel by Canadian writer Guy Vanderhaeghe, first published in 2002 by McClelland and Stewart.
A rethinking of the genre of the "western", ''The Last Crossing'' is a tale of interwoven lives and stories taking place in the last half of the 19th century, travelling from England to the United States and the Canadian west.
''The Last Crossing'' received starred reviews from ''Booklist'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-12-01 |title=The Last Crossing |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/The-Last-Crossing-Guy-Vanderhaeghe/pid=222968 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Booklist}}</ref> ''Kirkus Reviews'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-11-15 |title=The Last Crossing |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/guy-vanderhaeghe/the-last-crossing/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Kirkus Reviews}}</ref> and ''Publishers Weekly''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-01-05 |title=THE LAST CROSSING by Guy Vanderhaeghe |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780871139122 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref>
In 2004, it was nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award, and won the 2004 edition of ''Canada Reads'', championed by musician Jim Cuddy.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
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==External links== * [http://www.mcclelland.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=0771087381 ''The Last Crossing'' at McClelland & Stewart] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20031219201216/http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/2004%20Award/Titles/Vanderhaeghe.htm IMPAC Dublin Literary Award citation for ''The Last Crossing'']
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