The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 1998 The shortlist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 1998, the world's richest literary prize (worth 100,000 Irish pounds) for a single work of fiction, was announced at 1:00 pm on Thursday 12 March 1998 at the Mansion House in Dublin by Deputy Lord Mayor Michael Donnelly. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (paperback; 8.10 Irish pounds) Imaginings of Sandby Andre Brink (pbk; 9.20 IRP) The Counting House by David Dabydeen (pbk; 6.90 IRP) The Glade Within the Grove by David Foster (pbk; 9.20 IRP) The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid (pbk; 10.20 IRP) Salt by Earl Lovelace (pbk; 8.00 IRP) The Land of the Green Plums by Herta Muller (hardback; 20.00 IRP) The Pope's Rhinoceros by Lawrence Norfolk (pbk; 9.20 IRP) Last Orders by Graham Swift (pbk; 6.900 IRP) The Englishman's Boy by Guy Vanderhaeghe (pbk; 8.00 IRP) The winner will be announced in Dublin on Monday, May 18, 1988 To order books from Read Ireland Book News - simply return the Newsletter with your mailing address and credit card details at the beginning of the message. Please be sure to tell us which books you want to order - or if you want them all! Slan agus beannacht! (Thank you very much.) Read Ireland Book News is a free weekly newsletter. Please forward copies to anyone you think may be interested. Automatic subscriptions to: <A HREF=mailto:subscribe@readireland.ie>Subscribe</A> Read Ireland - the Source for Irish Interest Books! <A HREF="http://www.readireland.ie">Read Ireland</A> Please let us know what you think of the site! All comments and criticisms welcomed! You can claim free postage on your next order by emailing a commentary of at least 100 words: your thoughts on the Read Ireland web site! Dear List Members: Some of you will know the wonderful Read Ireland website and some will not. Here is an extract from their latest newsletter, always very well-written. I have left in some info on e-mail address and URL for those interested. Maria in Hobart Tasmania This week in Irish History: 14 March 1917 - Paul Phokas translates Joyce's poem Sleep Now into modern Greek 15 March 1852 - Birth of Lady Augusta Gregory 17 March 1907 - Death of John O'Leary 19 March 1824 - Birth of William Allingham 20 March 1902 - Stephen Dedalus has 'Long talk with Cranly on the subject of my revolt.' Happy St. Patrick's Day ! -- M.M. Brandl Hobart - Tasmania - Australia marmarbrandl@trump.net.au