The nomination process for the Award is unique as nominations are made by selected libraries in capital and major cities throughout the world. Participating libraries can nominate up to three books each year for the Award: the books must meet the criteria for eligibility which are distributed to libraries each year.
Ravel, by Jean E Chenoz was nominated by Galway Libraries, as well as libraries in Nice, and Munich.To see the full list of libraries who have participated in the award since 1996 click here. The shortlist was selected from a total of 146 novels nominated by 157 public library systems in 117 cities worldwide. The Award is worth €100,000 and is the world’s most valuable literary prize for a single work of fiction published in English. The Lord Mayor of Dublin and Patron of the Award, Eibhlin Byrne, today officially confirmed the titles on this year’s shortlist, nominated by public libraries in Australia, The USA, Canada, Barbados, Lebanon, England, Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, The Czech Republic, Norway and Sweden.
The shortlisted titles announced recently are:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz (Dominican / American) Riverhead Books
Ravel by Jean Echenoz (French) in translation. The New Press
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (Pakistani / British) Hamish Hamilton / Harcourt / Doubleday Canada
The Archivist’s Story by Travis Holland (American) Dial Press
The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles by Roy Jacobsen (Norwegian) in translation. John Murray Publishers
The Indian Clerk by David Leavitt (American) Bloomsbury Publishing
Animal’s People by Indra Sinha (Indian / British) Simon & Schuster
Man Gone Down by Michael Thomas (American) Grove / Atlantic
The winner of the 2009 award will be announced on 11th June 2009
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