Dark Lies the Island

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Author:

Barry, Kevin

ISBN:

978-0-09-957507-8

Publication Date:

Apr 2013

Publisher:

Penguin Random House

Imprint:

Arrow

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

AUD $29.99

Book Description:

Winner of the Sunday Times short story prize Winner of the Edge Hill short story prize A kiss that just won't happen. A disco at the end of the world. A teenage goth on a terror mission. And OAP kiddie-snatchers, and scouse real-ale enthusiasts, and occult weirdness in the backwoods... Dark Lies the Island is a collection of unpredictable stories about love and cruelty, crimes, desperation, and hope from the man...
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Book Details

Pages:	192
Detailed Subjects:	Fiction / Short Stories (Single Author)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	20.2 x 20 x 1.4 cm
Book Weight:	0.142 Kilograms

Author Biography

Barry, Kevin (Author)

Kevin Barry was born in 1969 in Ireland. He is the author of two collections of short stories and the novel City of Bohane. He started out as a frelance journalist writing a column for the Irish Examiner. He soon focused all of his time on writing. In 2007 he won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for his short story collection There are Little Kingdoms. In 2011 he released his debut novel City of Bohane, which was followed in 2012 by the short story collection Dark Lies the Island. Barry won the International Dublin Literary Award for his novel City of Bohane in 2013. He also won the Goldsmiths Prize 2015 with his title Beatlebone.

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