Four Irish novels nominated for €100,000 literary award

FOUR Irish novels have been nominated for the 2011 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

Four Irish novels nominated for €100,000 literary award
Mon, 15 Nov, 2010 - 00:00
Marc O'Sullivan

They will compete with 158 other titles for a prize of €100,000 to be presented in Dublin next year.

The four Irish nominees are Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann; Love and Summer by William Trevor; John the Revelator by Peter Murphy; and Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín, who won the IMPAC in 2006 for his novel The Master.

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CourtsPlace: DublinPlace: Dublin City Library and ArchivePlace: TóibínPerson: Colum McCannPerson: William TrevorPerson: Peter MurphyPerson: Colm TóibínPerson: Lord Mayor of DublinPerson: Gerry BreenPerson: Margaret HayesPerson: HayesPerson: John BoynePerson: Susan BassnettPerson: Nancy HustonPerson: Michael HofmanPerson: Tessa HadleyPerson: Eugene R SullivanPerson: Hilary MantelPerson: Barbara KingsolverPerson: Phillippe ClaudelPerson: David MaloufPerson: Orhan PamukPerson: Tahar Ben JellounPerson: Javier MaríasPerson: MayorEvent: 2011 International IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardEvent: OrangeOrganisation: UNESCOOrganisation: IMPACOrganisation: Dublin City Council
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