{"product_id":"homesickness-9780802159649","title":"Homesickness","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe second book from the \"exact and poetic\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) author of critical smash \u003ci\u003eYoung Skins\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35, \u003ci\u003eHomesickness\u003c\/i\u003e  is an emotionally resonant and wonderfully wry collection that follows the lives of outcasts, misfits, and malcontents from County Mayo to Canada.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Colin Barrett's debut \u003ci\u003eYoung Skins\u003c\/i\u003e published, it swept up several major literary awards, and, in both its linguistic originality and sharply drawn portraits of working-class Ireland, earned Barrett comparisons to Faulkner, Hardy, and Musil. Now, in a blistering follow-up collection, Barrett brings together eight character-driven stories, each showcasing his inimitably observant eye and darkly funny style. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quiet night in a local pub is shattered by the arrival of a sword-wielding fugitive; a funeral party teeters on the edge of this world and the next, as ghosts simply won't lay in wake; a shooting sees a veteran policewoman confront the banality of her own existence; and an aspiring writer grapples with his father's cancer diagnosis and in his despair wreaks havoc on his mentor's life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second piece of fiction from a \"lyrical and tough and smart\" (Anne Enright) voice in contemporary Irish literature, \u003ci\u003e Homesickness\u003c\/i\u003e  marks Colin Barrett out as our most brilliantly original and captivating storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e is from County Mayo, Ireland. In 2009 he was awarded the Penguin Ireland Prize, and his debut collection \u003ci\u003eYoung Skins\u003c\/i\u003e won The Rooney Prize, The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Prize, The Guardian First Book Award and was a National Book Foundation \"5 Under 35\". In 2018 he was announced as the Rolex Arts Initiative Literary Protege, mentored by Colm Toibin. His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, The Stinging Fly, New Statesman, Harper's\u003c\/i\u003e and on BBC Radio 4.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520583766290,"sku":"9780802159649","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff2aa0ac-5581-40bd-8db6-bb3f29207419.jpg?v=1731087019","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/homesickness-9780802159649","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}