abevan June 18th, 2010
The Twin, a debut novel by Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker, has won the 2010 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award. The Award is organized by Dublin City Libraries, on behalf of Dublin City Council and sponsored by IMPAC, an international management productivity company. The prize is €100,000. It is the largest prize for a single novel and will be divided between the author and the novel’s translator, David Colmer, who will receive €25,000. Uniquely, the IMPAC DUBLIN receives its nominations from public libraries around the globe.
The Twin beat off competition from 155 other titles, nominated by 163 public libraries from 43 countries. Translated from the original Dutch by David Colmer, The Twin was first published in English by Harvill Secker, UK in 2008 and in Dutch by Cossee, Amsterdam in 2006. The shortlist of eight novels included novels from the USA, UK, France, Germany and Netherland by Irish author Joseph O’Neill.
“Gerbrand Bakker joins a long list of eminent novelists to win this award” said the Lord Mayor and Patron of the Award, Cllr. Emer Costello, “and having a novel in translation as the winner, means that this beautifully written Dutch novel will come to the attention of readers world-wide, who might otherwise never have come across it. Dublin City Council and IMPAC are extremely proud that the IMPAC DUBLIN Award has grown into one of the highlights, not only of the Irish, but also of the international literary calendar”.
The Twin was nominated by Public Libraries in Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, and Eindhoven.
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bteeling April 13th, 2010
Eight novels have been shortlisted for the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, including Joseph O’Neill’s Netherland.
The Irish author’s book is up against three works in translation, as well as two first novels and an Orange prizewiiner.
The winner will be announced on 17th June.
Full details on the IMPAC Award site.
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abevan November 2nd, 2009
Books by 156 authors from 43 different countries go to make up the longlist for the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary award.
Writing in today’s Irish Times, Eileen Battersby describes the longlist as ‘the most exciting in the €100,000 award’s history’.
Despite the negative effect of the recession on book sales, she writes ‘… books are certainly being read, libraries are sustaining readers and making a breathtaking range of titles available; gifted translators are apparently working overtime; and readers are not only reading, they are reading the best writers in the world’.
Four Irish writers are featured on the shortlist: Sebastian Barry with his The Sacred Scripture, Deirdre Madden for Molly Fox’s Birthday, David Parks for The Truth Commissioner and Joseph O’Neill for Netherland.
The longlist, which can be be viewed on www.impacdublinaward.ie, was announced by Cllr. Emer Costello, Lord Mayor of Dublin. The books on the IMPAC list were nominated by 163 libraries in 123 cities from 43 countries worldwide.
Dublin City Council will announce the shortlist on April 14 2010 and the Lord Mayor will reveal the winning novel on June 17 2010.
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efarrelly June 12th, 2008
De Niro’s Game by Rawi Hage has scooped the world’s richest literary prize by being awarded the 13th annual International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award today, announced by the Lord Mayor, Cllr Paddy Bourke, Patron of the Award.
Hage, who was born in Beirut, lived through nine years of civil war in the city before emigrating to Canada. His debut novel beat off competition from 137 titles, nominated by 162 public libraries from 45 countries.
The winning novel, first published by House of Anansi Press, Canada, was chosen by a panel of five international judges from a shortlist of eight, including Patrick McCabe’s, Winterwood, heralded by critics as the Monaghan man’s best work yet.
The IMPAC DUBLIN panel, which this year included Irish academic and writer Eibhlín Evans, said: “Rawi Hage’s De Niro’s Game is an eloquent, forthright and at times beautifully written first novel. Ringing with insight and authenticity the novel shows how war can envelope lives. It’s a game where there are no winners, just degrees of survival. It’s a wonderful debut and a deserving winner.”
For more details see the IMPAC Award website
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efarrelly April 2nd, 2008
Eight novels, including Winterwood by Irish author Patrick McCabe, have made the shortlist for the 2008 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.
The shortlist was selected from a total of 137 novels nominated this year. The Award is worth €100,000 and is the world’s most valuable literary prize for a single work of fiction published in English. The eight shortlisted novels are among 137 nominated by 162 public library systems in 122 cities worldwide.
The Lord Mayor and Patron of the Award, Cllr. Paddy Burke, today officially confirmed the eight novels on this year’s shortlist:
The Speed of Light – Javier Cercas (Spanish) in translation.
The Sweet and Simple Kind – Yasmine Gooneraratne (Sri Lankan).
De Niro’s Game – Rawi Hage (Lebanese).
Dreams of Speaking – Gail Jones (Australian).
Let It Be Morning – Sayed Kashua (Israeli) in translation.
The Attack – Yasmina Khadra (Algerian) in translation.
The Woman Who Waited – Andrei Makine (Russian) in translation.
Winterwood – Patrick McCabe (Irish).
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