Kevin Barry

1969–

Irish writer of novels, short stories and plays, born in Limerick. He worked as a freelance journalist in Cork, writing a column for the Irish Examiner, and lived in several cities before settling in County Sligo. His first story collection, There Are Little Kingdoms (2007), won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. His debut novel, City of Bohane (2011), won the International Dublin Literary Award, and Beatlebone (2015) won the Goldsmiths Prize. Night Boat to Tangier (2019), in which two ageing Irish gangsters wait at the ferry port of Algeciras, was longlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize.

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