Evgeny Vodolazkin’s novel “Justification of the Island”, published in 2020, was on the longlist for the Dublin Literary Prize. This is stated on the official website.
According to the plot, the pseudo-historical work takes place on a fictional island. The island here is a collective image of Europe, and the time is more reminiscent of the Byzantine period. The region is ruled by the princely couple Parthenia and Xenia, whose images resemble Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora. Residents hope that the lost prophecy once dictated to a noble historian will be found and explain their fate.
By the way, the Dublin Prize is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the field of literature. It is the award given to the best prose work in English every year since 1996. The entire list of nominees consists of 70 works, which means the same number of candidates for victory in the prestigious award. The entire list is published on the page.
Let us also remind you that the short list of the six best works will be published on March 26. The name of the winner will be announced in May and will receive a prize of 100 thousand euros. To date, the only Russian writer whose work has been nominated for the Dublin Prize is Viktor Pelevin. His novel Chapaev and the Void was shortlisted in 2001.
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Source: People Talk
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