1972 Governor General's Awards

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Each winner of the 1972 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.

English Language

• Fiction: Robertson Davies, The Manticore
• Poetry or Drama: Dennis Lee, Civil Elegies and Other Poems
• Poetry or Drama: John Newlove, Lies

French Language

• Fiction: Antonine Maillet, Don l'Orignal
• Poetry or Drama: Gilles Hénault, Signaux pour les voyants
• Non-Fiction: Jean Hamelin and Yves Roby, Histoire économique du Québec 1851-1896

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