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The Lord Mayor of Dublin and the adorable judges announced the shortlist for the 2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. America is well represented:

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Díaz (Dominican / American)

Ravel, by Jean Echenoz (French)

The Reluctant Fundamentalist, by Mohsin Hamid (Pakistani / British)

The Archivist’s Story, by Travis Holland (American)

The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles, by Roy Jacobsen (Norwegian)

The Indian Clerk, by David Leavitt (American)

Animal’s People, by Indra Sinha (Indian / British)

Man Gone Down, by Micheal Thomas (American)

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