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A whale of a story shortlisted by IMPAC

May 10, 2011May 10, 2011 ~ The Longest Chapter

Michael Crummey's "Galore" set in Newfoundland made it to the shortlist of the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. It's a terrific novel filled with offbeat, magical realities. Here's a few words about it, plus the other nine novels on that shortlist.

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