2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize Presented to Sean Michaels
The Scotiabank Giller Prize gala was held on November 10, 2014 in Toronto.
This year's winner is Sean Michaels for his novel Us Conductors, inspired by the life of Lev Terman, a Russian scientist, inventor and spy, remembered for his creation of the theremin–the musical instrument with the otherworldly sound best known for its use in the Star Trek theme.
Us Conductors by Sean Michaels
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Novels and short story collections are eligible for this prize. The prize money this year has doubled and it is now the most lucrative of Canada's literary prizes. As the winner, Michaels will receive $100,000 and the other finalists each will take home $10,000.
Also nominated this year were:
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All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
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The Betrayers by David Bezmozgis
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The Ever After of Ashwin Rao by Padma Viswanathan
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The Girl who was Saturday Night by Heather O'Neill
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Hi – I think the Star Trek theme was sung — not the result of the use of the theremin. Check the Wikipedia article for more information.
Well, that has truly made me reevaluate everything I know about the world. How can I go on?
The theremin was *actually* used in Miklós Rózsa’s soundtrack for the Alfred Hitchcock movie Spellbound. Though not considered one of his best movies, I have a great fondness for it.
But the theremin is used in the Midsomer Murders series from Britain–
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIzqGTvE9Ks
And see the shows:
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM3156537&R=3156537
Oops–that’s not the link I meant to send:
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.jsp?Ntt=midsomer+murders