2014 International IMPAC Dublin winner's speech
Channel: Dublin City Libraries
Date: 2014-06-20

Juan Gabriel Vásquez's speech upon winning the 19th Annual International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his book 'The Sound of Things Falling', Mansion House, Dublin, 12th June 2014. 'The Sound of Things Falling' is translated from Spanish by Canadian Anne McLean.

The judges commented: "The Sound of Things Falling is a consummate literary thriller that resonates long after the final page. Through a masterly command of layered time periods, spiralling mysteries and a noir palette, it reveals how intimate lives are overshadowed by history; how the past preys on the present; and how the fate of individuals as well as countries is moulded by distant, or covert, events." 

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