Finalists for this year's €100,000 (US$144,780) Impac Dublin Literary Award,
presented annually with the objective of promoting excellence in world
literature, have been announced. The winner of one of the world's
richest literary awards will be named June 15. The shortlisted titles
are:
Galore by Michael Crummey
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
The Vagrants by Yiyun Li
Ransom by David Malouf
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce Carol Oates
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Love and Summer by William Trevor
After the Fire, a Still, Small Voice by Evie Wyld
Galore by Michael Crummey
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
The Vagrants by Yiyun Li
Ransom by David Malouf
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce Carol Oates
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Love and Summer by William Trevor
After the Fire, a Still, Small Voice by Evie Wyld