2008 Dublin Shortlist Announced

The shortlist of titles being considered for the 2008 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award has been announced. None of the titles nominated by the NH Dublin Committee were included in the shortlist this time. This award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English. The objective of the award is to promote excellence in world literature and nominations are submitted by library systems from major cities throughout the world.

The winner will be announced June 12, 2008 and will be one of these titles:

• The Speed of Light by Javier Cercas
• The Sweet & Simple Kind by Yasmine Gooneratne
• De Niro's Game by Rawi Hage
• Dreams of Speaking by Gail Jones
• Let it be Morning by Sayed Kashua
• The Attack by Yasmina Khadra
• Winterwood by Patrick McCabe
• The Woman Who Waited by Andrei Makine