Irish Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch has been shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award for his highly acclaimed novel Prophet Song.
Seventy-one books were nominated by 83 libraries around the world for the Dublin Literary Award.
All 71 books were read by the five judges who chose the shortlist of six books.
Aside from Mr Lynch, two authors on the shortlist are American, one is Canadian, one is from Argentina, and one is Dutch.
The prize pot of €100,000 makes this the world's most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction published in English.
The award is noted for its policy of sharing the prize pot if the book is in translation.
In that case, the €100,000 is divided between the writer and the translator making it one of the most high-profile awards across the book industry.
The shortlist:
- Selva Almada - Not a River
- Gerda Blees - We Are Light
- Michael Crummey - The Adversary
- Percival Everett - James
- Paul Lynch - Prophet Song
- Daniel Mason - North Woods
The winner of the prize, which is sponsored by Dublin City Council, will be announced on 22 May.
