With 138 titles making the longlist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award this year, it’s not surprising that a few novels claimed for one reason or another by the crime-fiction community should be included among the nominees.
The award is “the most eclectic and unpredictable, as well as the richest, of the world’s literary awards,“ says The Guardian. It was established by a Dublin city charter in 1994 and is one of the few literary awards that is truly international in nature.
Nominations are made by libraries in major cities around the world. Participating libraries may nominate up to three titles each year. According to the IMPAC Web site, “The prize is €100,000 which is awarded to the author if the book is written in English. If the winning book is in English translation, the author receives €75,000 and the translator, €25,000. The winner also receives a trophy which is sponsored by Waterford Crystal.”
Among this year’s chosen 138 are E.L. Doctorow (The March), Bret Easton Ellis (Lunar Park), Louise Erdrich (The Painted Drum), Jasper Fforde (The Big Over Easy), Neil Gaiman (Anansi Boys), Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza (A Window in Copacabana), Nadine Gordimer (Get a Life), and Ali Smith (The Accidental). Recent winners include Colm Toíbín, Orhan Pamuk, and Michel Houellebecq.
You can see the whole longlist here. The shortlist is scheduled to be announced in April 2007.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
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