International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner's speech 2012
Channel: Dublin City Libraries
Date: 2012-06-14

Jon McGregor's speech on winning the 16th Annual International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his book 'Even the Dogs'. The Mansion House, Dublin 13th June 2012.

"Even the Dogs is a fearless experiment which shows us in close-up detail the lives of a gathering of homeless addicts as they go about their daily forage for shelter, drink or a fix. In a masterpiece of narrative technique the viewpoint shifts and morphs through the lives of a handful of derelicts who stumble and fall, stumble and fall as they seek to redeem themselves from addiction, homelessness and those impulses which too often rise up within them and defeat their best interests." Judges' citation

The award is the world's largest literary prize for a single work of fiction published in English. It involves libraries from all corners of the globe, and is open to books written in any language. The Award is administered by Dublin City Public Libraries.

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