Anne Enright, irish writer born in Dublin, won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction with the book The Forgotten Waltz. The book is available in for all readers in Clondalkin Library.
The novel
“In Enright’s “The Forgotten Waltz,” published by W. W. Norton & Company, the vicissitudes of extramarital love and the obstructions to its smooth flow—including spouses, children, and the necessary secrecy surrounding an affair—are charted in sharp yet supple prose.”
The prize
The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. the previous year. This year’s winners were announced on June 24.
Read an Interview with Anne Enright.
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