World's 'richest literary prize' goes to Jim Crace's Harvest

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Author Jim Crace is taking home about $157,000 for his novel, Harvest, the winner of the 2015 IMPAC Dublin literary award — the "richest literary prize in the world."

The IMPAC prize is notable for being post-dated two years from the date of publication; Harvest was released by Picador in 2013. Librarians around the world are invited to nominate novels for the prize so long as the works are in English, or translated into English.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.