IMPAC Literary Dublin Award

Hello Gentle Reader

This year’s IMPAC Literary Dublin Award, has been awarded to the Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vásquez, for his novel: “The Sound of Things Falling.” The novel traces the Colombian drug trade, and was cited by critics as a: “consummate literary thriller that resonates long after the final page.” The judges citation for the prize had the following to say:

“Through a masterly command of layered time periods, spiralling mysteries and a noir palette, it reveals how intimate lives are overshadowed by history; how the past preys on the present; and how the fate of individuals as well as countries is moulded by distant, or covert, events.”

Juan Gabriel Vásquez was up against such veteran authors like Karl Ove Knausgaard from Norway and Frances Marie NDiaye; both of whom were named heavy contenders for the lucrative prize.

Congratulations are in order to Juan Gabriel Vásquez for his winning novel.

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