IMPAC winner announced
This week American writer Michael Thomas won'the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the world’s richest literary prize of €100,000, for his book Man Gone Down.
Michael Thomas was born and raised in Boston. He lives in New York with his wife and three children. His debut novel won over competition from 145 titles, nominated by 157 public libraries from 41 countries.
The judging panel, which this year included Irish academic and writer James Ryan, commented:
“We never know his name. But the African-American protagonist of Michael Thomas’ masterful debut, Man Gone Down, will stay with readers for a long time. He lingers because this extraordinary novel comes to us from a writer of enthralling voice and startling insight. Tuned urgently to the way we live now, the winner of the International Dublin IMPAC Prize 2009 is a novel brilliant in its scope and energy, and deeply moving in its human warmth.”
Man Gone Down is available from Toronto Public Library as a book and as an eAudiobook from NetLibrary (TPL library card required).
Last year, Canada's Rawi Hage won for De Niro’s Game.
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