Dark Lies the Island

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. In 2012, his story ‘Beer Trip to Llandudno’ was awarded the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award.

"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 years. Full 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 "Wonderfully, restlessly alive" The Times