Anne Michaels wins Canadas top literary prize [Video]

Anne Michaels has won the 2024 Giller Prize for her novel “Held,” a multi-generational saga that follows a family over the course of more than a century.

Michaels accepted the prize at a private gala in downtown Toronto on Monday evening that was met by pro-Palestinian demonstrators, protesting the Giller Foundation and its lead sponsor Scotiabank, whose asset management subsidiary holds a stake in the controversial Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems.