Edward P. Jones-The Known World wins 2005 IMPAC Award

The 2005 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award went to The Known World by Edward P. Jones.
It was nominated by the Richmond Public Library, the Lincoln Library, Springfield, the Multnomah County Library, Portland, and the Minneapolis Public Library.

The Known World was selected as a 2004 Notable Book by the American Library Association and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2004.