Ahead of next week's announcement of the winner of the 2022 Dublin Literary Award, the world's most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction, enjoy an ensemble of talented performers reading the first page of each of the 6 shortlisted titles - watch below.
Featured readers include Seána Kerslake, Johnny Ward, Emmanuel Okoye & Cathy Belton.
The 27th winner of the Dublin Literary Award will be announced by its Patron, Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland on Monday 23rd May, as a central part of the opening programme of this year's International Literature Festival Dublin.
Watch: Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey, performed by Seána Kerslake
Watch: At Night all Blood is Black by David Diop and translated by Anna Moschovakis, performed by Johnny Ward
Watch: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi, performed by Seána Kerslake
Watch: The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter translated by Frank Wynne, performed by Emmanuel Okoje
Watch: Noopiming by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, performed by Cathy Belton
Watch: The Art of Falling by Danielle McLaughlin, performed by Seána Kerslake
