{"product_id":"books-there-are-little-kingdoms-by-kevin-barry","title":"There are Little Kingdoms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eCity of Bohane\u003c\/i\u003e, a debut collection that could easily have been titled 'These Are Little Masterpieces' (\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis award-winning story collection by Kevin Barry summons all the laughter, darkness, and intensity of contemporary Irish life. A pair of fast girls court trouble as they cool their heels on a slow night in a small town. Lonesome hill walkers take to the high reaches in pursuit of a saving embrace. A bewildered man steps off a country bus in search of his identity--and a stiff drink. These stories, filled with a grand sense of life's absurdity, form a remarkably sure-footed collection that reads like a modern-day \u003ci\u003eDubliners\u003c\/i\u003e. The winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and a 2007 book of the year in \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSunday Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThere Are Little Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e marks the stunning entrance of a writer who burst onto the literary scene fully formed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669679595793,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780955015298.jpg?v=1781510039","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-there-are-little-kingdoms-by-kevin-barry","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}