Dark Lies the Island by Kevin Barry
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 Irvine Welsh has described as 'the most arresting and original writer to emerge from these islands in years'. Every page is shot through with the riotous humour, sympathy and blistering language that mark Kevin Barry as a pure entertainer and a unique teller of tales.
"Stealthy and shimmering" * Boston Globe *
"He writes short stories that will satisfy any reader" -- Shane Hegarty * Irish Times *
"This book of short stories seals Barry's rep as one of the most original voices to emerge from the Emerald Isle in some yearsFull of acute observation and sly wit, this collection is the ideal companion to his equally excellent novel, City of Bohane" -- Ryan Rushton * Skinny *
"These darkly comic short stories are beautifully written and the author’s keen appreciation of the vernacular makes the characters leap off the page and thump you in the face" -- Ciara Geraghty * Woman's Way *
"Kevin Barry’s best short stories are like a spade to the face... Short-story writers are often talented phrasemakers, but only the best ensure each phase is as hardworking as it is attractive... Barry earns comparison with the great and shamefully neglected VS Pritchett, whose short stories also employed pronounced comic means for serious, compassionate ends." -- Chris Power * Guardian *
"He writes short stories that will satisfy any reader" -- Shane Hegarty * Irish Times *
"This book of short stories seals Barry's rep as one of the most original voices to emerge from the Emerald Isle in some yearsFull of acute observation and sly wit, this collection is the ideal companion to his equally excellent novel, City of Bohane" -- Ryan Rushton * Skinny *
"These darkly comic short stories are beautifully written and the author’s keen appreciation of the vernacular makes the characters leap off the page and thump you in the face" -- Ciara Geraghty * Woman's Way *
"Kevin Barry’s best short stories are like a spade to the face... Short-story writers are often talented phrasemakers, but only the best ensure each phase is as hardworking as it is attractive... Barry earns comparison with the great and shamefully neglected VS Pritchett, whose short stories also employed pronounced comic means for serious, compassionate ends." -- Chris Power * Guardian *
Kevin Barry's debut story collection, There Are Little Kingdoms, won the Rooney Prize in 2007. His first novel, City of Bohane, was published in 2011 and shortlisted for the Hughes and Hughes Irish Novel of the Year and the Costa First Novel Award. His short fiction has appeared widely on both sides of the Atlantic, in publications such as Best European Fiction, The Granta Book of the Irish Short Story and the New Yorker.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224090582 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224090585 |
| Title | Dark Lies the Island |
| Author | Kevin Barry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Winner of The Edgehill Prize 2013 (UK) |
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