{"product_id":"dark-lies-the-island-9781555976514","title":"Dark Lies the Island","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDark Lies the Island\u003c\/strong\u003e by Barry, Kevin. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781555976514.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn award-winning collection from the author of City of Bohane, which was hailed by Pete Hamill as \"full of marvels\" (The New York Times Book Review)\n\n* Short-listed for the Frank OConnor Short Story Award * Winner of the Sunday Times Short Story Award * One of last years most critically acclaimed books in the UK * A Guernica Best Book of the Year * A Library Journal \"Best Indie Fiction of 2013\" *\n\nDark Lies the Island is a wickedly funny and hugely original collection of stories about misspent love and crimes gone horribly wrong. In the Sunday Times Short Story Award–winning \"Beer Trip to Llandudno,\" a pack of middle-aged ale fanatics seeking the perfect pint find more than they bargained for. A pair of sinister old ladies prowl the countryside for a child to make their own. And a poet looking for inner calm buys an ancient inn on the west coast of Ireland but finds instead rancorous locals and catastrophic floodwaters.\nKevin Barrys dazzling language, razor-sharp ear for the vernacular, and keen eye for the tragedies and comedies of daily life invest these tales with a startling vitality. Dark Lies the Island was short-listed for the Frank OConnor International Short Story Award, and as one of the most acclaimed collections in Europe in many years, it heralds the arrival of a new master of the short story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44976819011637,"sku":"ByrdShop_1555976514","price":24.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781555976514_9fd64f5e-688f-412c-b1b1-9a5015a205b1.jpg?v=1778732554","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/dark-lies-the-island-9781555976514","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}