International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award: 2012 shortlist announced

10 novels have been shortlisted for the 2012 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award:

• Rocks in the Belly by Jon Bauer 
• The Matter with Morris by David Bergen 
• A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 
• The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna 
• Even the Dogs by Jon McGregor 
• Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes 
• Landed by Tim Pears 
• Limassol by Yishai Sarid, translated from Hebrew by Barbara Harshav
• The Eternal Son by Cristovão Tezza, translated from Portuguese by Alison Entrekin
• Lean on Pete by Willy Vlautin

The IMPAC DUBLIN Award is worth €100,000 and is the world’s most valuable annual literary award for a single work of fiction published in English.
 
This year's winner will be announced on 13 June.

International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award