According to IMPAC's web site, contenders for the award were nominated by public libraries in Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Lebanon, Norway and Sweden and the United States. The shortlist was selected from 146 novels nominated by 157 public library systems in 117 cities.
For more information about the award, check here.
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Ravel: A Novel
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Archivist's Story
The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles
The Indian Clerk: A Novel
Animal's People: A Novel
Man Gone Down: A Novel
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