Anyone who's been to 'The Rock' knows #Newfoundlanders are great #storytellers. For 20+ years, Michael #Crummey has wrangled and harnessed Newfoundland #English, transforming an ever-changing spoken vernacular into prose.
#Recommended #read: The Adversary, Winner of the 2025 Dublin Literary Award

Michael Crummey’s The Adversary, winner of the 2025 Dublin Literary Award, is a dark, atmospheric novel that probes the brutal complexities of early colonial Newfoundland through themes of power, class, and survival.

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#adversary #colonial #literary #crummey

Thrilling news. "The Adversary" is astonishing! 100,000 pound award. Michael Crummey so deserves it! #books #literature #Crummey Go, Newfoundland!!!!!