NH's 2008 Dublin Nominees

The NH Dublin Committee has made its selections for the 2008 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award:

Zoli by Colum McCann
Zoli relates the history of one of the world’s least understood and most persecuted peoples, the Romani of Eastern and Southern Europe, through the life of the title character, a poet and singer of extraordinary talent. The author, Colum McCann captures Zoli’s joys and sorrows with remarkable empathy and insight, and through her we come a little closer to understanding the plight of the Romani during World War II and the dark days of the Soviet Empire.

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Told in evocative spare language using repetition in the storytelling tradition, The Road is a moving story of the journey of a father and son through an apocalyptic land. It is a tale of darkness, cruelty and despair that surrounds but is ultimately conquered by the light of the love of these two people.

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Adichi illuminated a part of recent history that might otherwise be forgotten outside of its own country. The vehicle of fiction did not diminish the authenticity of the events and expressed sentiments in ways that might be lost when read as history or journalism.

The Center has been trying to collect copies of all of the titles that the NH Dublin Committee has nominated over the years, but we are still missing quite a few. If you have an extra hardcover copy of any of the titles on our wish list we would be very pleased to have it.

Books can be sent to us at NH Center for the Book, 20 Park Street, Concord, NH 03301