Irish Book Awards あいりっしゅ・ぶっく・あわーず
第6回(2008年)
受賞者
10名A sharp novel about family history, secrets, and the weight of memory. As the protagonist remembers, the past is gradually uncovered and private and social pain become tightly interwoven.
A nonfiction work that critically examines Ireland’s historical politics and its leaders. It re-evaluates figures and events in political history and considers the relationship between public memory and justice.
A nonfiction work that critically examines Ireland’s historical politics and its leaders. It re-evaluates figures and events in political history and considers the relationship between public memory and justice.
A popular contemporary novel about relationships and self-renewal. Written with humour and warmth, it follows characters through difficulty and hope, and it has found a wide readership.
An introduction to Irish history written for younger readers. With illustrations and plain language, it presents the country’s past in a way designed to spark children’s interest in history.
A novel that powerfully cuts through fragments of everyday life. Its direct style brings out the characters’ conflicts and hopes, and universal themes of growth and loss come to the fore.
An autobiography of former Ireland rugby international Trevor Brennan. It traces his life from boyhood in Leixlip through his playing career in Toulouse and the conflicts that marked the later stages of that career. The book goes beyond match reports to explore the culture around his move abroad, his relationships, and his inner life as a professional athlete.
A candid autobiography in which a former Ireland rugby international tells the story of his life and playing career in his own words.