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Barnes and Barry make Impac list
Julian Barnes and Ireland's Sebastian Barry were among eight authors shortlisted for the world's richest prize for a single work of fiction in English, reports Reuters. The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award -- set up 12 years ago to underline the Irish capital's importance as an artistic centre -- is worth 100,000 euros (£68,000).
Other contenders for this year's prize, along with Barnes' "Arthur & George" and Barry's "A Long Long Way", include "Shalimar The Clown" by writer Salman Rushdie, "No Country For Old Men" by America's Cormac McCarthy and "Slow Man" by South Africa's J.M. Coetzee.
The other books on the shortlist, which was whittled down from 138 titles nominated by libraries worldwide, were "Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close" by U.S. author Jonathan Safran Foer, "Out Stealing Horses" by Norwegian Per Petterson and "The Short Day Dying" by Britain's Peter Hobbs.
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