‘Haven’ by Emma Donoghue and 'Old God's Time' by Sebastian Barry were two of the final six names revealed.

'Solenoid' by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated by Sean Cotter, 'If I Survive You' by Jonathan Escoffery, 'The Sleeping Car Porter' by Suzette Mayr, and 'Praiseworthy' by Alexis Wright are the other selected titles.

The Dublin Literary Award, which is worth €100,000, is the biggest prize given for a single English-language novel. The author will earn €75,000 and the translator will receive €25,000 if the winning book has been translated.

The winner from the previous year was the German writer Katja Oskamp for her translation of "Marzahn, Mon Amour," which Jo Heinrich translated.

The last time an Irish writer took home the prize was in 2020 when Anna Burns won for her book "Milkman."

As part of the International Literature Festival Dublin, Dublin Lord Mayor Daithí de Róiste will reveal the 2024 Dublin Literary Award recipient on May 23.

University College Dublin: Associate Professor In addition to becoming a judge, Lucy Collins teaches modern and current literature. She called the novels on the shortlist “really remarkable” and added that a wide variety of literature was represented.

She stated that the works varied in breadth and style, in addition to having different subjects and concerns. She made this claim when speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland.

“So, diversity I think is really the hallmark in some ways of the longlist and this is in that way a representative shortlist,” she stated.

“The closeness and concepts combined were a common element across all six pieces.”

The longlist that was unveiled in January featured two more Irish writers.