{"product_id":"9781555970826","title":"Dark Lies the Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning collection from the author of \u003ci\u003eCity of Bohane\u003c\/i\u003e, which was hailed by Pete Hamill as \"full of marvels\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003eShort-listed for the Frank O'Connor Short Story Award * Winner of the Sunday Times Short Story Award * One of last year's most critically acclaimed books in the UK * A \u003c\/i\u003eGuernica \u003ci\u003eBest Book of the Year * A \u003c\/i\u003eLibrary Journal \u003ci\u003e\"Best Indie Fiction of 2013\" \u003c\/i\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Lies the Island\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e     Kevin Barry's 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. \u003ci\u003eDark Lies the Island\u003c\/i\u003e was short-listed for the Frank O'Connor 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","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167012864240,"sku":"9781555970826","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555970826_p0.jpg?v=1763754321","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555970826","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}