Cuando Me Enamoro - The story of a reverend and his two adult children, a novel exploring the friendship between the concierge of a swanky Paris apartment building and a suicidal young girl, and a paean to New York City and cricket are among the eight books nominated for the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, one of the world's most lucrative fiction prizes.
The shortlist, which was announced yesterday in Dublin, features The Twin, by Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker; The Elegance of the Hedgehog by France's Muriel Barbery; In Zodiac Light by Britain's Robert Edric; Settlement, by the German author Christoph Hein; The Believers, by Britain's Zoe Heller; Netherland, by Irish author Joseph O'Neill; God's Own Country, by Ross Raisin of Britain; and Home, by the American novelist Marilynne Robinson.
Despite the fact that 13 Canadians were named to the longlist of 156 books back in November, not a single Canadian author made the shortlist. Canadians have won the award twice before: Rawi Hage won in 2008 for De Niro's Game, while Alistair MacLeod won in 2001 for No Great Mischief.
The €100,000 ($135,000) International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is awarded annually to a novel written in any language (as long as it has been translated into English). The longlist is comprises of books nominated by library systems around the world.
The shortlist was selected by a panel of five judges: the British author Anne Fine; Russian writer Anatoly (Anthony) Kudryavitsky; professor Eve Patten of Trinity College, Dublin; Djiboutian writer Abdourahman Waberi, who currently teaches African literature in California; and the South African writer Zoe Wicomb. The jury is chaired by the American novelist (and former judge) Eugene R. Sullivan.
The winner will be announced on June 17. Last year's prize went to American author Michael Thomas for Man Gone Down.
The shortlist, which was announced yesterday in Dublin, features The Twin, by Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker; The Elegance of the Hedgehog by France's Muriel Barbery; In Zodiac Light by Britain's Robert Edric; Settlement, by the German author Christoph Hein; The Believers, by Britain's Zoe Heller; Netherland, by Irish author Joseph O'Neill; God's Own Country, by Ross Raisin of Britain; and Home, by the American novelist Marilynne Robinson.
Despite the fact that 13 Canadians were named to the longlist of 156 books back in November, not a single Canadian author made the shortlist. Canadians have won the award twice before: Rawi Hage won in 2008 for De Niro's Game, while Alistair MacLeod won in 2001 for No Great Mischief.
The €100,000 ($135,000) International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is awarded annually to a novel written in any language (as long as it has been translated into English). The longlist is comprises of books nominated by library systems around the world.
The shortlist was selected by a panel of five judges: the British author Anne Fine; Russian writer Anatoly (Anthony) Kudryavitsky; professor Eve Patten of Trinity College, Dublin; Djiboutian writer Abdourahman Waberi, who currently teaches African literature in California; and the South African writer Zoe Wicomb. The jury is chaired by the American novelist (and former judge) Eugene R. Sullivan.
The winner will be announced on June 17. Last year's prize went to American author Michael Thomas for Man Gone Down.
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