1994, the then mayor of Dublin suggested that the municipal government appoint an expert group to evaluate the feasibility of setting up a literature prize. Later, the evaluation report was approved by the City Council and put on the agenda as an integral part of promoting Dublin's development. Two years later, the Dublin Prize for Literature, organized by the municipal government, the city council and a company, came into being.

The Dublin Prize for Literature is the most widely awarded prize in the world. It has a unique selection system: Dublin City Library has established contact with more than 100 public libraries around the world, and they are responsible for recommending entries. Each library can recommend up to three items each year. The novel must be in English and published one year before the award. Works in other languages can also be recommended as long as they are published in English within the first four years of the award-winning year.

The list of selected works 10 is published every June or June 1 10. The jury will select the selected works (no more than 10), announce the list in March and April of the following year, and then determine the final winning works, and hold an award ceremony in mid-June. If the winning work itself is written in English, the author will get a prize of 6.5438 million euros, and if it is translated, the translator will get a quarter of the prize.

The Dublin Prize for Literature is of special significance to the library community, because the books it participated in were recommended to the organizers by libraries in capitals or major cities. More than 30 public libraries or university libraries in more than 50 countries around the world often recommend excellent novels to Dublin municipal authorities and municipal libraries every year. After being selected by the international jury recommended by the organizer, the shortlist of less than 65,438+00 books will be announced in March each year, and the final winners will be announced in May, and then the award ceremony will be held in June. Award-winning works recommendation library can also issue thank-you certificates at the award ceremony; The organizer will also select a library representative from all participating libraries to attend the award ceremony dinner. Don't think that there are no Asian writers in English or English translation. Since the fourth prize was held, although all the winners were European and American writers, the English version of The Chronicle of the Wind Birds by Haruki Murakami, a famous Japanese writer, entered the shortlist of eight books on 1999, and it was written by Hartford PublicLibrary in Connecticut, USA. Another Japanese writer, Yoshimoto Banana, was recommended three times! The most important thing is to have an English translator.