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An Post Irish Book of the Year 2020 revealed ‘I’m overjoyed,’ says poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa, who wins for her acclaimed prose debut
Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 23:10 Updated: Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 23:15
An Post Irish Book of the Year 2020: ‘I accept this award with deep gratitude to each and every one of you. Míle buíochas libh go léir,’ says Doireann Ní Ghríofa, author of A Ghost in the Throat. Photograph: Clare Keogh
A Ghost in the Throat, Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s strikingly original combination of essay and autofiction, has been named An Post Irish Book of the Year 2020.
Speaking about her win, Ní Ghríofa said, I’m overjoyed with this spectacular award!
A Ghost in the Throat is a telling of my story, but it also tells the story of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, and I m so thankful to all the readers who have taken both of us into their hearts. I accept this award with deep gratitude to each and every one of you. Míle buíochas libh go léir.
Her victory marks the third time publisher Tramp Press has won the Irish Book of the Year Award in the last five years, as