Finalists for this year's €100,000 (US$137,950) IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English, have been announced. The winner of one of the world's richest literary awards will be named June 12. The shortlisted IMPAC titles are:

The Detour by Gerbrand Bakke (Dutch), translated by David Colmer
Questions of Travel by Michelle De Kretser (Sri Lankan/Australian)
Absolution by Patrick Flanery (American)
A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard (Norwegian), translated by Don Bartlett.
Three Strong Woman by Marie NDiaye (French), translated by John Fletcher
Traveller of the Century by Andrés Neuman (Argentinian), translated from the original Spanish by Nick Caistor & Lorenza Garcia.
The Light of Amsterdam by David Park (Northern Irish)
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan (Irish)
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng (Malaysian)
The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez (Colombian), translated from the original Spanish by Anne McLean.
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message 1: by Lisa (new)

Lisa That's right, I *haven't* voted for the Knausgard. But I think their other choices are great:)


Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) Haven't read anything on this list, darn it! Can't vote!


message 3: by Bettie (new)

Bettie Esther wrote: "Haven't read anything on this list, darn it! Can't vote!"

If you voted on this, dear Esther, I would have to PM to remind you to STOP doing contemporarily published because you do not like 'em. heh.

Now maybe there should be a Gutenberg list - that would suit us all. Shall I start one up. YES!!

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