IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Shortlist Announced
Posted on April 13, 2010
The shortlist of the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award has been announced by The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr. Emer Costello. The shortlist of 8 titles was selected from a total of 156 novels nominated by 163 public library systems in 123 cities worldwide. The short listed titles are:
- The Twin by Gerbrand Bakker (Dutch) in translation. Harvill Secker
- The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (French) in translation. Europa Editions, USA, Gallic Press, UK
- In Zodiac Light by Robert Edric (British) Doubleday, UK
- Settlement by Christoph Hein (German) in translation. Metropolitan Books
- The Believers by Zoe Heller (British). Fig Tree
- Netherland by Joseph O'Neill (Irish) Fourth Estate, HarperCollins, UK, Pantheon Books, USA
- God's Own Country by Ross Raisin (British) Viking
- Home by Marilynne Robinson (American) Farrar, Straus & Giroux, USA, HarperCollins, Canada
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