A longlist has been released for the €100,000 (about $104,415) Dublin Literary Award, which is sponsored by Dublin City Council to honor a single work of fiction published in English. Nominations are submitted by librarians and readers from a network of libraries around the world. If the winning book has been translated, the author receives €75,000 (about $88,600) and the translator €25,000 (about $29,535).
The shortlist will be unveiled April 7 and the winner named May 21, as part of International Literature Festival Dublin. Check out the complete International Dublin Literary Award longlist here.