The IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is the largest and most international prize of its kind. Since its inception in 1996 it has rewarded the likes of Colm Toibin, Orhan Pamuk, Michel Houellebecq and Nicola Barker for outstanding works of literary merit.
The star-studded shortlist for this year's prize was announced in April and comprises of: Julian Barnes (Arthur & George), Sebastian Barry (A Long, Long Way), Jonathan Safran Foer (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close), Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men), Per Petterson (Out Stealing Horses), Salman Rushdie (Shalimar the Clown), J.M. Coetzee (Slow Man) and Peter Hobbs (The Short Day Dying).
Join the 2007 winner (announced from this prestigious shortlist on Thursday 14 June) for a very special Dublin Writers Festival event, exclusive and hot off the press!