The winner of the 2011 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is Colum McCann who wrote 
                                                         'Let the Great World Spin'. 
Out of 161 other books Colum McCann from Ireland won this years IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His book was nominated 166 times from libraries from around the world. Colum McCann is the second Irish author to win this prize. The winner gets a lovely 100,000 euro. It is the largest prize for a single novel published in English.


The book is set in New York, August 1974. A man is walking in the sky between the newly built Twin Towers. Far below, the lives of complete strangers spin towards each other. Corrigan a radical Irish monk working in the Bronx; Claire, a Upper East Side housewife coping from the death of her son; Lara, a drug-addled young artist; Gloria, solid and proud despite years of hardship; Tillie, a hooker who used to dream of a better life; and Jazzlyn, her beautiful daughter raised on promises that reach beyond the skyline of New York. In the shadow of one reckless and beautiful act, these different lives will collide and be changed forever.

The IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards took place tonight in the Round Room beside the Mansion House. The IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is one of the biggest and most international prize. It involves libraries from 50 countries from all over the world and brings books written in many languages to the award ceremony. The award is produced by Dublin City Public Libraries.
Dublin City has recently become one of the few countries that has been recognised as a UNESCO City of Literature. 
Many great authors from around the world have been nominated for the IMPAC award and soon we will soon find out the results. The shortlist has been announced recently with many great authors. I'm guessing everyone is wondering who will be crowned this years 2011 IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards winner. Soon everyone will be talking and reading about the winners book. Just like last year when Gerbrand Bakker who wrote 'The Twin' took everyone to reading this wonderful book. Another author which took everyone by surprise is Muriel Barbery who wrote 'The Elegance of the Hedgehog'. This award brings books from all over the world together and makes an impact on people's reading.


                Soon an author will be crowned champion of the 2011 IMPAC award