The Law of Dreams

The Law of Dreams
AuthorPeter Behrens
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary fiction, historical fiction
PublisherHouse of Anansi Press
Steerforth Press
Publication date
August 22, 2006
Publication placeCanada
Pages408 pp
ISBN978-0-88784-207-8 (Anansi)
ISBN 978-1-58642-117-5 (Steerforth)
OCLC69186676

The Law of Dreams is a historical fiction novel about the Great Famine of Ireland by Canadian author Peter Behrens. Published in 2006 by House of Anansi Press, it was the recipient of that year's Governor General's Award for English language fiction.