Colombian novelist wins 2014 Impac Dublin Award

The prize is worth €100,000 and is the largest for a novel published in English. It will be split between Vasquez and his translator, Anne McLean, who receives €25,000.
Mr Vasquez, who was presented with the award at a ceremony in Dublin’s Mansion House, spoke to the Irish Examiner about the honour he felt in joining an illustrious list of winners.