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Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, Colin Barrett‘s novel Wild Houses explores the small town lives of deeply flawed and complex characters grappling with their pasts and uncertain futures. Blending elements of dark humour, social commentary and a raw portrayal of the human experience, Barrett’s writing is sharp and vivid, capturing life with both empathy and unflinching honesty. Dive into the crimes of desperation, abandoned dreams and secrets that won’t stay buried of the small Irish town with the critically-acclaimed short story writer.

Moderator: Charles Foran

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Colin Barrett

Colin Barrett was born in Canada in 1982 and grew up in County Mayo. In 2009, he was awarded the Penguin Ireland Prize. Homesickness was named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, and Young Skins won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, the Guardian First Book Award and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.

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