Further to my Guardian story on the blog on Saturday, Random House New Zealand has now issued the following:
Last week was one of
celebration for Dame Fiona Kidman. Not only has her book The Trouble with
Fire been short listed for the NZ Post Award for Fiction, but it has
gained international recognition with its short listing for the 2012 Frank
O’Connor International Short Story Award.
Launched in 2005, the
award is presented each year to an
original collection of stories published in English (including translation)
judged to be the most accomplished. The award’s aim is to reward an individual
author’s commitment to this most exacting of forms and encourage the
publication of collections of stories in book form as distinct from single
stories in periodicals. The most lucrative award in the world for a collection
of stories the winner receives payment of €25,000. The award is funded by Cork
City Council and in the gift of the Munster Literature Centre.
Previous winners
include Haruki Murakami, Yiyun LI, Miranda July, Jhumpa Lahiri, Simon Van Booy,
Ron Rash, Edna O’Brien.
The Trouble with Fire, published in July
2011, explores how we are all touched and sometimes scarred by the flames of
emotion — whether it be the impossible love of a pregnant woman for a married
man, grief for a dead baby or the loss of a young woman in mysterious
circumstances. Ranging in time from the colonial period to the present day, the
stories are beautifully crafted, intriguing and evocative.
For more information
on the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and the other short
listed authors please visit www.frankoconnor-shortstory-award.net
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