Kevin Barry


Kevin Barry The City of Bohane (Book) by Kevin Barry (2011): Waterstones.com
Kevin Barry has been acclaimed as Shannonside’s answer to Roddy Doyle. He lives in Co. Sligo but is originally from Limerick, where he worked as a freelance journalist before devoting himself full-time to writing. His first novel, City of Bohane, was published in April. His collection of short stories, There Are Little Kingdoms, (2007) was awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. His stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Granta Book of the Irish Short Story, Best European Fiction 2011, and many other journals and anthologies. He also works on plays, screenplays, graphic stories and essays. A distinguished travel writer, his accounts on destinations across the world have made it to The Guardian, The Irish Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and many other publications. He lists Valencia in Spain as his favourite destination.