{"id":3396,"date":"2010-11-15T16:24:01","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T16:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontowots.wordpress.com\/?p=238"},"modified":"2010-11-15T16:24:01","modified_gmt":"2010-11-15T16:24:01","slug":"pub-news-international-impac-dublin-literary-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/toronto\/pub-news-international-impac-dublin-literary-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Pub. News: International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The longlist has been announced! I have always had a soft spot for this Irish literary award, mainly because I love everything and anything Irish &#8212; such a beautiful country! Warning: One week is not enough time to travel through this country, the greenery alone is enough to bewitch you for a week, let alone the many ruins and historical landmarks Ireland has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>For example, and just try to tear your eyes <a href=\"http:\/\/torontowots.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/images.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-242\" style=\"margin:6px\" title=\"images\" src=\"http:\/\/torontowots.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a>away from it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kylemoreabbey.com\/\">Kylemore Abbey<\/a>! This is the physical manifestation of Hogwarts for me. When I visited Ireland, I went on a tour through the Connemara and the tour ends at the Abbey. It was amazing to see because it actually just popped out of the Irish countryside. One minute there&#8217;s just mountains, the next there&#8217;s a castle. It was just breathtaking. It has had a long, tragic history, but most recently it was an actual working boarding school, those lucky kids. It just closed in June 2010 though so maybe not so lucky.<\/p>\n<p>I swear this Ireland love fest is not a direct response to its recently announced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/article\/889067--economists-predict-bailout-of-ireland-by-end-of-2011\">financial troubles<\/a>, this award just reminded me of both my love for the country and my desire to go back.<\/p>\n<p>Anywho, there are many great Canadian authors gracing this year&#8217;s longlist including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yearoftheflood.com\/\"><em>The Year of the Flood<\/em><\/a>, Margaret Atwood<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.ca\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9780385663144\"><em>Galore<\/em><\/a>, Michael Crummey<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.ca\/newface\/grant.php\"><em>Come, Thou Tortoise<\/em><\/a>, Jessica Grant<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.ca\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9780307357069\"><em>The Bishop&#8217;s Man<\/em><\/a>, Linden Macintyre<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anansi.ca\/titles.cfm?pub_id=1321\"><em>February<\/em><\/a>, Lisa Moore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><\/em>And that is just a taste test! Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.impacdublinaward.ie\/News.htm\">here<\/a> to see the whole longlist.<\/p>\n<p>The reason I really love this award is that the nominees are chosen based on library recommendations from across the world in any language. Check out what Canadian libraries nominated what books <a href=\"http:\/\/www.impacdublinaward.ie\/2011\/libraries.htm#C\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The shortlist will be announced on April 12, 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The longlist has been announced! I have always had a soft spot for this Irish literary award, mainly because I love everything and anything Irish &#8212; such a beautiful country! 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