2010 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Winner
by McNally Robinson - Friday, Jun 18, 2010 at 2:13pm
The Twin, a debut novel by Dutch author , has won the 2010 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award.
" joins a long list of eminent novelists to win this award" said the Lord Mayor and Patron of the Award, Cllr. Emer Costello, "and having a novel in translation as the winner, means that this beautifully written Dutch novel will come to the attention of readers world-wide, who might otherwise never have come across it. Dublin City Council and IMPAC are extremely proud that the IMPAC DUBLIN Award has grown into one of the highlights, not only of the Irish, but also of the international literary calendar".
The Twin won after competing against 155 other titles, nominated by 163 public libraries from 43 countries. Translated from the original Dutch by David Colmer, The Twin was first published in English by Harvill Secker, UK in 2008 and in Dutch by Cossee, Amsterdam in 2006. The shortlist of eight novels included novels from the USA, UK, France, Germany and Netherland by Irish author .
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" joins a long list of eminent novelists to win this award" said the Lord Mayor and Patron of the Award, Cllr. Emer Costello, "and having a novel in translation as the winner, means that this beautifully written Dutch novel will come to the attention of readers world-wide, who might otherwise never have come across it. Dublin City Council and IMPAC are extremely proud that the IMPAC DUBLIN Award has grown into one of the highlights, not only of the Irish, but also of the international literary calendar".
The Twin won after competing against 155 other titles, nominated by 163 public libraries from 43 countries. Translated from the original Dutch by David Colmer, The Twin was first published in English by Harvill Secker, UK in 2008 and in Dutch by Cossee, Amsterdam in 2006. The shortlist of eight novels included novels from the USA, UK, France, Germany and Netherland by Irish author .
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