CAIS 2019: A Reading by Author Kevin Barry

The Irish in Canada Podcast

English - August 20, 2019 16:41 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MB
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Previous Episode: CAIS 2019 Keynote: Dr. Joanna Bourke A ‘Diabolical Crime’: Sexual Violence in Ireland, 1830s to 1914

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Kevin Barry is an award-winning Irish writer. His novel City of Bohane was the winner of the 2013 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His 2015 novel Beatlebone won the Goldsmiths Prize, and is one of seven books by Irish authors nominated for the 2017 International Dublin Literary Award. At the Canadian Association for Irish Studies 2019 conference, Kevin read from three of his works – including an extract from his latest book Night Boat to Tangier, available September 2019.