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Kevin Barry is the author of four novels and three story collections. His awards include the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Goldsmiths Prize, the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award and the Lannan Foundation Literary Award. His stories and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, Granta and elsewhere. His novel, Night Boat to Tangier,was an Irish number one bestseller, was longlisted for the Booker Prize and named one of the Top Ten Books of the Year by the New York Times. He also works as a playwright and screenwriter, and he lives in County Sligo, Ireland.
A great big rollicking ballad of a novel -- COLUM McCANN A violent, extravagant adventure set in 1890s Montana . . . [Barry's] thrilling best * * The Times * * Holy damn, it's good -- DAVID MITCHELL An absolute belter of a book -- ANNE ENRIGHT A glorious book with all the heart and excitement of a classic Western, couched in the mixture of lyrical style and offbeat comedy that has become Barry's trademark * * Daily Telegraph * * It takes a sublime artist like Kevin Barry to map the wildest outposts of the human heart. He captures his poet bandit's spirit through language that is consistently original, consistently exhilarating -- CLAIRE KILROY A glorious and haunted yarn -- JON McGREGOR Another bloody brilliant little symphony from Barry. Gorgeous -- MAX PORTER A haunting, hypnotic love story of two damaged souls. Barry's talent is breath-taking - he is a true original and, once again, words obey his call. This is a propulsive read from a writer at the height of his powers -- MARY COSTELLO If the Coen brothers were to write a novel it would be this. Barry has conjured a magnetic protagonist in Polly -- SHEENA PATEL
