International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
The
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is the largest and most international prize of its kind. It involves libraries from all corners of the globe, and is open to books written in any language. The Award is a joint initiative of the
Dublin,
Ireland City Council, the Municipal Government of Dublin City, and the productivity improvement company IMPAC.
The award is administered by Dublin City public libraries.
2003 - Orhan Pamuk, My Name is Read
- Others Short Listed:
- Dennis Bock, The Ash Garden
- Achmat Dangor, Bitter Fruit
- Per Olov Enquist, The Royal Physician's Visit
- Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections
- Lidia Jorge, The Migrant Painter of Birds
- John McGahern, That They May Face the Rising Sun
- Ann Patchett, Bel Canto
2002 -
Michel Houellebecq,
The Elementary Particles (Atomized)
- Others Short Listed:
- Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
- Michael Collins, The Keepers of Truth
- Helen DeWitt, The Last Samurai
- Carlos Fuentes, The Years with Laura Diaz
- Antoni Libera, Madame
2001 -
Alistair MacLeod,
No Great Mischief
- Others Short Listed:
- Margaret Cezair-Thompson , The True History of Paradise
- Silvia Molina, The Love You Promised Me
- Andrew O'Hagan, Our Fathers
- Victor Pelevin, Buddha's Little Finger
- Colm Toibin, The Blackwater Lightship
2000 - Nicola Barker,
Wide Open
- Others Short Listed:
- Jackie Kay, Trumpet
- Colum McCann, This Side of Brightness
- Alice McDermott, Charming Billy
- Toni Morrison, Paradise
- Philip Roth, I Married a Communist
1999 - Andrew Miller,
Ingenious Pain
- Others Short Listed:
- Don DeLillo, Underworld
- Francisco Goldman, The Ordinary Seaman
- Ian McEwan, Enduring Love
- Haruki Murakami, The Wind-up Bird Chronicle
- Cynthia Ozick, The Puttermesser Papers
- Bernard Schlink, The Reader
1998 - Herta Muller,
The Grand of Green Plums
- Others Short Listed:
- Andre Brink, Imaginings of Sand
- David Dabydeen, The Counting House
- David Foster, The Glade within the Grove
- Jamaica Kincaid, Autobiography of my Mother
- Earl Lovelace, Salt
- Lawrence Norfolk, The Pope's Rhinoceros
- Graham Swift, Last Orders
- Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Englishman's Boy
1997 - Javier Marias,
A Heart So White
- Others Short Listed:
- Sherman Alexie, Reservation Blues
- Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance
- Duong Thu, Novel Without A Name
- Antonio Tabucchi, Declares Pereira
- Lars Gustafsson, A Tiller's Afternoon
- A.J. Verdelle, The Good Negress
- Morvern Callar, Alan Warner
1996 - David Malouf,
Remembering Babylon
- Others Short Listed:
- V.S Naipaul, A Way In The World
- Cees Noteboom, The Following Story
- Connie Palmen, The Laws
- Jose Saramago, The Gospel According To Jesus Christ
- Jane Urquhart, Away