Books by seven Irish authors are on the longlist for the International Dublin Literary Award, the world's most valuable annual literary prize for a single work of fiction published in English.
Works by Sebastian Barry, Mary Costello, Audrey Magee, Liz Nugent, Joseph O'Connor, Colm Tóibín and Eibhear Walshe are among the 160 titles longlisted for the €100,000 award.
The nominees for the award, which was formerly known as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, are chosen by libraries worldwide.
The Irish titles nominated are:
The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry
Academy Street by Mary Costello
The Undertaking by Audrey Magee
Unravelling Oliver by Liz Nugent
The Thrill of it All by Joseph O'Connor
Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín
The Diary of Mary Travers by Eibhear Walshe
Audrey Magee is among the Irish authors on the longlist
Also among the nominees are 2015 Man Booker Prize winner A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James and Pulitzer winner All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.
2016 marks the 21st year of the award, which is a Dublin City Council initiative. Colm Tóibín won the prize in 2006 for The Master. Previous winners also include Jim Crace, Kevin Barry, Colum McCann and Nicola Barker.
The shortlist will be announced on April 12, 2016, and the Lord Mayor of Dublin will reveal the winner on June 9.
