 He was one of two Canadian writers, alongside Esi Edugyan, to make all four award lists in 2011.On 1 November 2011, he was announced as the winner of the Rogers Prize, and on 15 November 2011, he was announced as the winner of Canada's 2011 Governor General's Award for English-language fiction.On 26 April 2012, the novel won the 2012 Stephen Leacock Award.