Irish authors shortlisted for prestigious books prize

TWO Irish authors are on the shortlist for the biggest books prize in the world, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, it was announced yesterday.

The prize, worth €100,000, goes to a single work of fiction. This year, Ireland is represented by Colm Tóibín’s The Master and Ronan Bennett’s Havoc, In Its Third Year.

Irish translator John Cullen is also represented by two books on the shortlist of 10: a translation from the French and a translation from the Italian.