IMPAC 2010 shortlist

The short listed titles are:

1. The Twin by Gerbrand Bakker (Dutch) in translation. Harvill Secker
2. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (French) in translation. Europa Editions, USA, Gallic Press, UK
3. In Zodiac Light by Robert Edric (British) Doubleday, UK
4. Settlement by Christoph Hein (German) in translation. Metropolitan Books
5. The Believers by Zoë Heller (British). Fig Tree
6. Netherland by Joseph O’Neill (Irish) Fourth Estate, HarperCollins, UK, Pantheon Books, USA
7. God’s Own Country by Ross Raisin (British) Viking
8. Home by Marilynne Robinson (American) Farrar, Straus & Giroux, USA, HarperCollins, Canada

http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/News.htm

In our Library:
The Twin; The Elegance of the Hedgehog; In Zodiac Light; The Believers; Netherland; God’s Own Country; Home.
You can check out reviews on these books in various places but try:
http://www.reviewsofbooks.com/
http://www.complete-review.com/main/main.html
or -- just google the book title