Lists of Bests: 2008 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Nominees http://www.listsofbests.com/list/45859 The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is the largest and most international prize of its kind. Impac Winner : De Niro's Game - Rawi Hage 2008 Short List The Speed of Light - Javier Cercas The Sweet & Simple Kind - Yasmine Gooneratne Dreams of Speaking - Gail Jones Let It Be Morning - Sayed Kashua The Attack - Yasmina Khadera Winterwood - Patrick McCabe The Woman Who Waited - Andre Makine It involves libraries from all corners of the globe, and is open to books written in any language. The Award, an initiative of Dublin City Council, is a partnership between Dublin City Council, the Municipal Government of Dublin City, and IMPAC, a productivity improvement company which operates in over 50 countries. The Award is administered by Dublin City Public Libraries. Its Website is www.impacdublinaward.ie Thu, 31 May 2012 11:25:05 GMT en-us 0 50 136 50 0 Half of a Yellow Sun http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2610417 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2610417"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KjFwIa57L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie</div> The Book of Chameleons http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2067456 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2067456"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1905147155.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jose Eduardo Agualusa</div> Disobedience: A Novel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2454261 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a 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style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2826413"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41vl6VVLgWL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Isabel Allende</div> House of Meetings (Vintage International) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2992684 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2992684"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PLk10WByL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Martin Amis</div> Cellophane http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2771495 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2771495"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ucFnp8dZL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Marie Arana</div> One Good Turn http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2531504 <div 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