Barnes nominated for Impac award

Barnes's Arthur & George and Rushdie's Shalimar the Clown are nominated alongside works by South Africa's JM Coetzee and US author Cormac McCarthy.

Ireland's Sebastian Barry, Norway's Per Petterson, US star Jonathan Safran Foer and UK's Peter Hobbs complete the list.

The 100,000 euro prize (£68,000) will be announced in Dublin on 14 June.

SHORTLISTED WORKS

• Arthur & George - Julian Barnes
• A Long Long Way - Sebastian Barry
• Slow Man - JM Coetzee
• Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
• The Short Day Dying - Peter Hobbs
• No Country For Old Men - Cormac McCarthy
• Out Stealing Horses - Per Petterson
• Shalimar the Clown - Salman Rushdie

The eight books were whittled down from a longlist of 138 titles nominated by libraries around the world.

Judges on this year's panel include Australian writer Carmen Callil, Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh and Belfast-born poet Gerald Dawe.

Last year's award was won by Irish author Colm Toibin for his novel The Master.

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