Dublin Literary Award 2022 Shortlist Announced

By Steven Galvin - Last update


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Six novels have been shortlisted for the 2022 DUBLIN Literary Award.

Now in its 27th year, this award, which is sponsored by Dublin City Council, is the world’s most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction published in English, worth €100,000 to the winner or winners.

The shortlisted titles are:

Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey
At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakis
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
The Art of Falling by Danielle McLaughlin
Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter, translated by Frank Wynne

You can borrow copies of the shortlisted books from library branches, or access eBook and eAudiobook versions on Borrowbox.

The winner will be announced by Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alison Gilliland, on Thursday 19 May, as part of International Literature Festival Dublin.

Read More About the DUBLIN Literary Award Shortlist here.


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