International IMPAC Literary Dublin Award Shortlist

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The IMPAC Literary Dublin Award is one of the most lucrative prizes for a single novel published in English (including translations), past winners include: Herta Müller, Orhan Pamuk, and Gerbrand Bakker. The following list, is the ten shortlisted authors, in no particular order.

Colum McCann – “TransAtlantic,”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – “Americanah,”
Mahi Binebine – “Horses of God,”
Jim Grace – “Harvest,”
Richard Flanagan – “The Narrow Road to the Deep North,”
Hannah Kent – “Burial Rites,”
Bernardo Kucinski – “K,”
Andreï Makine – “Brief Loves That Live Forever,”
Alice McDermott – “Someone,”
Roxana Robinson – “Sparta,”

It is interesting to note, that the only Irish author, on this year’s shortlist is Colum McCann. Good luck to each of the authors, shortlisted for this year’s one-hundred thousand euro prize.

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