Keynote
A blazingly original, wildly stylish, and pulpy debut novel
Book Title
City of Bohane
Subtitle
A Novel
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- Winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
A 2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Book
Body
Thirty or so years in the future. 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 the posh parts of town, but it is in the slums and backstreets of Smoketown, the tower blocks of the North Rises, and the eerie bogs of the Big Nothin’ that the city really lives. For years it has all been under the control of Logan Hartnett, the dapper godfather of the Hartnett Fancy gang. But there’s trouble in the air. They say Hartnett’s old nemesis is back in town; his trusted henchmen are getting ambitious; and his missus wants him to give it all up and go straight.
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About the Author
Credit: Hugh O'Conor
Praise
- “City of Bohane, the extraordinary first novel by the Irish writer Kevin Barry, is full of marvels.”—Pete Hamill, The New York Times Book Review (front page)
“Barry’s first novel is a grizzled piece of futuristic Irish noir with strong ties to the classic gang epics of yore. . . . Virtuosic.”—The New Yorker
“Though he spins a great tale, the most important facet of City of Bohane isn’t its plot. What really matters . . . is Barry’s lively, original and charismatic voice.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Barry’s masterful control of story would suffice to make Bohane a page-turner, but his writing is what astonishes. . . . [City of Bohane] ultimately defies comparison.”—Baltimore City Paper
