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Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu and translator Sean Cotter have been announced as winners of the 2024 Dublin Literary Award on Thursday 23rd of May, sponsored by Dublin City Council, for the novel Solenoid published by Deep Vellum and nominated by Octavian Goga, Cluj County Library - Romania. The Dublin Literary Award is presented and solely sponsored by Dublin City Council.

"In Australia, continuous Aboriginal culture contains one of the biggest libraries in the world. This ancient archive contains our ancient laws, our stories, our music, art, dance, and the natural history of this continent." ✨ Check out our Q&A with Alexis Wright, one of the six shortlisted authors for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award in which she discusses her passion for libraries and explores ...

"Solenoid is not really a novel, but sort of a gnostical gospel in my opinion. It is my protest against the dying of the light." ✨ Check out our Q&A with Mircea Cărtărescu, one of the six shortlisted authors for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award in which he discusses how libraries shaped his early life and inspired his writing. He also explores the themes and motivations behind his Solenoid, from ...

"I think it's really special that librarians do the nominating." ✨ Watch our Q&A interview with Jonathan Escoffery, in which he discusses how it feels to be nominated for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award and the influences behind If I Survive You from which he also reads a short extract. You can find our more about this year's shortlisted authors and their books by visiting our website www.dublin...

"What I like writing are really freakish stories that illuminate something about everyone's lives." Check out our Q&A with Emma Donoghue, one of the six shortlisted authors for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award in which she discusses the role libraries play in her life and explores the influences behind her book Haven, from which she also reads an extract. You can find our more about this year's s...

"Since I was a kid, libraries have been a home away from home." ✨ Check out our Q&A with Suzette Mayr, one of the six shortlisted authors for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award in which she discusses the role libraries play in her life and talks about the influences behind her book The Sleeping Car Porter, from which she also reads an extract. You can find our more about this year's shortlisted aut...

"Libraries are our cathedrals" ✨ Check out our Q&A with Sebastian Barry, one of the six shortlisted authors for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award in which he discusses his passion for libraries and explores the influences behind his novel Old God's Time, from which he also reads an extract. You can find our more about this year's shortlisted authors and their books by visiting our website dublinli...

The #DublinLitAward 2024 Shortlist is HERE! 🎉 Congratulations to Sebastian Barry, Mircea Cărtărescu, Emma Donoghue, Jonathan Escoffery, Suzette Mayr and Alexis Wright! Visit our website www.dublinliteraryaward.ie to learn more about these six exceptional novels. 🏆 The winner will be announced by the Lord Mayor of Dublin on Thursday 23rd May, as part of International Literature Festival Dublin. ...

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