Kevin Barry (writer)
Kevin Barry (born 1969) is an Irish writer. He is the author of three collections of short stories and three novels. City of Bohane was the winner of the 2013 International Dublin Literary Award. Beatlebone won the 2015 Goldsmiths Prize and is one of seven books by Irish authors nominated for the 2017 International Dublin Literary Award, the world's most valuable annual literary fiction prize for books published in English. His 2019 novel Night Boat to Tangier was longlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize. Barry is also an editor of Winter Papers, an arts and culture annual.
Kevin Barry | |
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| Born | 1969 Limerick, Ireland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | City of Bohane, Beatlebone, Night Boat to Tangier |
| Awards | Rooney Prize for Irish Literature (2007)
Costa Book Award, shortlist (2011)
International Dublin Literary Award (2013)
Goldsmiths Prize (2015)
Edge Hill University Short Story Prize (2013, 2022) |
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