Beatlebone
Author | : Kevin Barry |
Publisher | : Canongate Books |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2015-10-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781782116158 |
ISBN-13 | : 178211615X |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2015 He will spend three days alone on his island. That is all that he asks . . . John is so many miles from love now and home. This is the story of his strangest trip. John owns a tiny island off the west coast of Ireland. Maybe it is there that he can at last outrun the shadows of his past. The tale of a wild journey into the world and a wild journey within, Beatlebone is a mystery box of a novel. It's a portrait of an artist at a time of creative strife. It is most of all a sad and beautiful comedy from one of the most gifted stylists now at work.