The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, nominated by public libraries worldwide, issued an unusual shortlist today:
The Twin, by Gerbrand Bakker (Dutch)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery
In Zodiac Light, by Robert Edric (British)
Settlement, by Christoph Hein (German)
The Believers, by Zoe Heller (British)
Netherland, by Joseph O’Neill (Irish)
God’s Own Country, by Ross Raisin (British)
Home, by Marilynne Robinson (American)
As far as we can tell, Bakker’s book was published in the US by non-profit Archipelago Books; Erdric, published in the UK by Doubleday and Black Swan, never had a US edition.