Dark Lies the Island

Dark Lies the Island is the second short story collection by Irish writer Kevin Barry. His previous short story collection, There Are Little Kingdoms, won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.^[1][2][3][4]

First edition (publ. Jonathan Cape)

It was shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.^[5]

Barry also wrote the script for a film of the same title about "characters in a long standing family feud in a small Irish town", it was released in October 2019^[6]

References

1. Ridgway, Keith (31 March 2012). "Fearless, entertaining and determined to have his way with cliche". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
2. McManus, Darragh (7 April 2012). "Review: Short Stories: Dark Lies the Island by Kevin Barry". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
3. Kilroy, Claire (7 April 2012). "A shot of joy in the dark". Financial Times. Pearson PLC. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
4. Krempels, Henry (8 April 2012). "Irish author Kevin Barry blends the strange and mundane to startling effect in his short stories". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
5. Flood, Alison (7 June 2012). "American shortlisted for lucrative short-story prize along with Kevin Barry, Etgar Keret, Sarah Hall, Lucia Pirello, Fiona Kidman". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
6. "Dark Lies The Island (2019)". IMDB. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.