Media Reviews

"Barry has the right stuff for short stories. He brings characters to life quickly and then blesses them with his uncanny ear for dialogue and prose rhythms, his compassion and wry wit...Exceptional writing and a thoroughly entertaining collection." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"The multi-award-winning Barry dazzles with his word wizardry and the effortless grace of his perfect sentences. Highly recommended." - Library Journal (starred review)

"As always, Barry can't write a bad sentence...but the too-tepid stories don't do justice to the author's considerable talents. This won't go down as one of Barry's finer works." - Publishers Weekly

"I had to quit reading this book the first day I had it in my hands, just so I could have it to read the next day. It's that good." - Richard Ford

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Kevin Barry

Kevin Barry is the author of the novels Night Boat to Tangier, Beatlebone, and City of Bohane and the story collections Dark Lies the Island and There Are Little Kingdoms. His awards include the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Goldsmiths Prize, the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Prize and the Lannan Foundation Literary Award. His stories and essays appear in the New Yorker, Granta and elsewhere. He also works as a playwright and screenwriter, and he lives in County Sligo, Ireland.

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