A savagely funny, achingly beautiful tale set in the Wild West, from the Booker-longlisted author of Night Boat to Tangier
Kevin Barry Books
May 15, 1950 – May 21, 2012
Kevin Barry is an Irish writer whose works are celebrated for their distinctive voice and sharp observations of the Irish landscape and its inhabitants. His prose often navigates the space between the absurd and stark reality, masterfully capturing the untamed energy and melancholy of modern life. Barry's stories and novels are characterized by their inventive language, compelling characters, and an ability to draw readers into the depths of the human psyche. His literary contribution lies in his refreshing and uncompromising portrayal of contemporary society.
At sixty, Kevin Barry embarks on a transformative 67-day road trip across America, seeking adventure and connection after years of family and career commitments. Traveling 11,007 miles with his Subaru and a whimsical GPS, he explores stunning landscapes and meets intriguing people. The journey is filled with nostalgic reunions, unexpected challenges, and moments of beauty, such as spotting a bald eagle in Montana. Throughout, Barry revels in the freedom of the open road and reflects on the complexities of his beloved country.
This book is a collaborative enterprise, British, French and Irish, representing the countries where Peter Rice passed most of his life and the cultures that formed him.
Kilty-Boy
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
The story unfolds through the perspective of a young Irish boy in Notting Hill and Chelsea during the 1950s and 1960s, capturing the complexities of childhood amidst life's challenges. It blends joy, poignancy, humor, and sadness, reflecting on an era that has passed. The narrative serves as a testament to the resilience, love, and courage of the human spirit, illustrating how these qualities endure through trials and tribulations.
There Are Little Kingdoms
- 154 pages
- 6 hours of reading
This 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 hillwalkers 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 surefooted collection that reads like a modern-day Dubliners.Atlantic CityTo the hillsSee the tree, how big it's grownAnimal needsLast days of the buffaloIdeal homesThe wintersongsParty at Helen'sBreakfast wineBurn the bad lampThere are little kingdomsNights at the gin placeThe penguins
In this sequel to 'To Keep A Bird Singing', Kevin Doyle delves further into the murky world of the powerful Donnelly family and their association with the Catholic church and the security forces. Edgy, dark and sharp, this cracking political thriller is restless, brilliantly plotted and topical.
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'.
In this third collection, That Old Country Music, we encounter a ragbag of West of Ireland characters, many on the cusp between love and catastrophe, heartbreak and epiphany, resignation and hope. These stories show an Ireland in a condition of great flux but also as a place where older rhythms, and an older magic, somehow persist.
This firsthand account provides an insider's perspective from a CDC employee, exploring the controversial link between vaccines and autism. The narrative delves into the complexities of public health policy, the challenges of scientific research, and the emotional toll on families affected by autism. It aims to shed light on the debates surrounding vaccine safety and the implications for public health, offering a unique blend of personal experience and professional insight into a highly polarizing issue.
ONE OF BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • LIBRARY JOURNAL A collection of short stories of rural Ireland in the classic Irish mode: full of love (and sex), melancholy and magic, bedecked in some of the most gorgeous prose being written today—from the author of the wildly acclaimed Night Boat to Tangier. With three novels and two short story collections published, Kevin Barry has steadily established his stature as one of the finest writers not just in Ireland but in the English language. All of his prodigious gifts of language, character, and setting in these eleven exquisite stories transport the reader to an Ireland both timeless and recognizably modern. Shot through with dark humor and the uncanny power of the primal and unchanging Irish landscape, the stories in That Old Country Music represent some of the finest fiction being written today.
