Edward P. Jones claimed the 10th International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the biggest prize in literature for a single work, in June.Edward P. Jones Edward P. Jones is an African American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Born in 1951, he was raised in Washington, D.C. and educated at both the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Virginia. claimed the 10th International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is the largest and most international prize of its kind for a single work of fiction published in English. It is open to novels written in any language and by authors of any nationality, provided the work has been published in English , the biggest prize in literature for a single work, in June. Dublin's Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan and IMPAC IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card IMPAC Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum IMPAC Information for Management, Planning, Analysis, and Coordination (National Institutes of Health) chairman James B. Irwin presented Jones with his prize at a ceremony in City Hall for his first novel, The Known World (Amistad/HarperCollins, 2003). The award, an initiative of Dublin City Council Dublin City Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath) refers to two different entities.
Nominees for the prize, run by Dublin City Council's library department, are drawn from a list of books nominated by 185 public libraries in 51 countries. The award was established in 1996 to underline the Irish capital's literary stature. Jones was the first United States winner of the award, Dublin City Council said. He will receive a prize of 100,000 euro (120,000 dollars). The book was previously awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for fiction Angela P. Dodson: E-mail your news to Angela4bibr@aol.com |
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