Some Other Literary Awards [Part I]
The ten-title shortlist for the 2011 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Awards (caps ALL theirs) was announced yesterday. It’s a strange list, one that, for an international award, is remarkably English . . . 1. Galore by Michael Crummey (Canadian). Doubleday Canada 2. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver ...
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Gerbrand Bakker's "The Twin" wins IMPAC Award
Congrats to Gerbrand Bakker, David Colmer, Archipelago Books, and everyone else involved in the creation, production, and promotion of The Twin, which won this year’s International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2010. (Whew. Exhale.)1 This book has received heaps of deserved praise—it was a NPR pick for Best ...
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IMPAC Prize Shortlist
The 2009 Shortlist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award was announced earlier today. And here are your eight finalists (is there any rhyme and/or reason to this figure? or the enormously long longlist?): The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz Ravel by Jean Echenoz, translated from the ...
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IMPAC Longlist
The 2008 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award longlist was announced today, consisting of 137 titles vying for the €100,000 prize. The Guardian has an interesting summary and breaks the list down a bit, pointing out that the longlist includes books from 45 countries and 15 languages, with 27 of the titles in ...
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