Writers line up for prize
THE shortlist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award was announced today. Included are novels by an American musician, a former Israeli intelligence officer, and an Englishman who financed his early writing by washing dishes in a vegetarian restaurant.
The IMPAC award is worth €100,000, and is one of the world’s richest prizes for a work of fiction. It is annually presented for a novel in English or translated into English, from a list nominated by libraries in cities worldwide. This year, 147 books were submitted by libraries in 122 cities in 45 countries. These were whittled down to ten titles by a panel of judges, who will now decide on a winner.
