Two Irish authors in contention for prestigious award

TWO Irish authors have been longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2007.

Tue, 07 Nov, 2006 - 00:00

Marc O'Sullivan

John Banville has been nominated for his novel The Sea, while Sebastian Barry has made the list for his novel A Long Long Way.

The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is worth €100,000 and is the world’s largest literary prize for a single work of fiction. Last year, Colm Toibin was the first Irish winner for his novel The Master.

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Courts Place: New Zealand Place: Pakistan Place: Nepal Place: Belfast Place: University of Dublin Person: John Banville Person: Sebastian Barry Person: Colm Tóibín Person: Lord Mayor of Dublin Person: Cllr Vincent Jackson Person: Gerald Dawe Person: Gay Mitchell Person: Dr Person: James B Irwin Event: International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2007 Event: International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Organisation: Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing Organisation: IMPAC

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