Will Ferguson is the winner of the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel 419.Įarlier this month, Maclean’s senior writer and chief book reviewer Brian Bethune talked to Ferguson about the writing of 419. Visit our website for more information at. We have customers throughout North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia and Australia. Offering content writing, editing and proofreading services, Prompt Proofing takes care of your individual or business content needs. Prompt Proofing prides itself on affordable services delivered with fast turnaround times, without sacrificing quality or accuracy. Prompt Proofing is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada and was officially launched in 2010 by a team of editing and writing professionals who have over 40 years of experience in the education, news media, public relations and recruitment fields. The ending will likely also come as a surprise to most readers.
The novel is confusing at times, as it makes frequent switches in both location and time, but it paints a fascinating - and concerning - picture of life in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. Meanwhile, Laura cleverly manipulates a very dangerous situation however, yet again, not everything works out as planned. Amina is rescued by Nnamdi, an amicable rascal who captures the reader's heart, but all does not go according to plan. Anyone with an email account has likely received at least one of these emails but probably few of us are aware of the magnitude of the enterprise behind their proliferation.Īs the novel travels (with our heroine) to Nigeria, we see the brutality that exists in the email scamming business we also meet Amina, a young, pregnant woman desperately attempting to escape from the strict Sharia law of the sub-Sahara. '419' refers to the criminal code for fraud in Nigeria it is the term used for any fraudulent activity but, particularly, for the sending of scam 'phishing' emails aimed at parting unwitting recipients from their money. Our heroine is Laura, a pedantic editor who travels to Nigeria in an effort to discover what really caused her father to drive his car over a cliff on an icy road near Calgary. VANCOUVER, BC, /24-7PressRelease/ - An intriguing mystery/social commentary that alternates between Calgary and the Nigerian Delta the story features a mix of eclectic and colourful characters.
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