Kevin Barry wins IMPAC award

'City of Bohane' by Kevin Barry is the winner of the 2013 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award.

The award is organised by Dublin City Libraries, on behalf of Dublin City Council and sponsored by IMPAC, an international management productivity company.

The €100,000 award is the largest prize for a single novel published in English.

Uniquely, the IMPAC DUBLIN receives its nominations from public libraries around the globe.

Kevin Barry hails from Limerick and lives in Sligo.

He is the author of two award-winning short story collections; 'City of Bohane' is his first novel.