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City of Bohane
Kevin Barry
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Description for City of Bohane
Paperback. The once-great city of Bohane on the west coast of Ireland is on its knees, infested by vice and split along tribal lines. There are still some posh parts of town, but it is in the slums and backstreets of Smoketown, the tower blocks of the Northside Rises and the eerie bogs of Big Nothin' that the city really lives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
**Winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award**
‘A electrifying masterpiece’ Joseph O’Connor
The once-great city of Bohane on the west coast of Ireland is on its knees, infested by vice and split along tribal lines. There are still some posh parts of town, but it is in the slums and backstreets of Smoketown, the tower blocks of the Northside Rises and the eerie bogs of Big Nothin' that the city really lives.
For years, Bohane has been in the cool grip of Logan Hartnett, the dapper godfather of the Hartnett Fancy gang. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099549154
SKU
9780099549154
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-3
About Kevin Barry
Kevin Barry's story collection, There Are Little Kingdoms, won the Rooney Prize in 2007. His short fiction has appeared widely on both sides of the Atlantic, most recently in The New Yorker. City of Bohane is his first novel.
Reviews for City of Bohane
The most arresting and original writer to emerge from these islands in years
Irvine Welsh
Hilarious and unpredictable - and always brilliant
Roddy Doyle
Astonishing.This marks him out as a writer of great promise
Guardian
Beautiful, arresting, precise...a compelling creation
Irish Times
An electrifying masterpiece
Joseph O'Connor
Irvine Welsh
Hilarious and unpredictable - and always brilliant
Roddy Doyle
Astonishing.This marks him out as a writer of great promise
Guardian
Beautiful, arresting, precise...a compelling creation
Irish Times
An electrifying masterpiece
Joseph O'Connor