The 2012 IMPAC Longlist
The long-list of the prestigious Dublin IMPAC Award for the year 2012 has been announced. The €100 000 award is unique in that titles are nominated for the IMPAC by libraries worldwide.
Authors whose heritage one might consider African – they include Leila Aboulela (Lyrics Alley), Aminatta Forna (The Memory of Love), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death) and Chike Uzoma (Goodnight Father) are part of the long-listed.
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Good luck to all the listed writers, especially the African writers.
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That’s the only wish we can give them.
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nice to see some made it through it is a good list this year I ve read a few of the books on it ,all the best stu
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Great news for Africans.
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I’ve only read Memory of Love and really loved it.
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Yet to read Memory of Love as I’ve heard many good things about it.
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So fantastic that these great authors all made the list. I’ve still to read anything by Chike Uzoma but hopefully I will soon.
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Myself, I’m yet to read anything by Chike Uzoma.
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