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Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Neustadt International Prize for Literature 2016

Hello Gentle Reader

The winner of this year’s Neustadt International Prize for Literature 2016, is the Croatian writer now living in Exile in the Netherlands since the nineteen-nineties, Dubravka Ugrešić. Ugrešić is a novelist, essayist, and short story writer. Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a biannual award, which recognizes a writer for their outstanding literary merit in literature worldwide.

The shortlisted writers for the 2016 Neustadt International Prize for Literature were as follows (excluding the now winner: Dubravka Ugrešić):

Can Xue – China
Ghassan Zaqtan – Palestine
Guadalupe Nettel – Mexico
Aminatta Forna – Scotland/Sierra Leone
Don Paterson – Scotland
Caryl Churchill – England
Ann-Marie MacDonald – Canada
Carolyn Forché – United States

Congratulations to Dubravka Ugrešić for winning this year’s Neustadt International Prize for Literature!

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Stay Well Read


M. Mary

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