{"product_id":"there-are-little-kingdoms-kevin-barry-9781555976521","title":"There Are Little Kingdoms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eCity of Bohane\u003c\/i\u003e, a debut collection that \"could easily have been titled 'These Are Little Masterpieces'\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis award-winning story collection by Kevin Barry summons all the laughter, darkness, and intensity of contemporary Irish life. A pair of fast girls court trouble as they cool their heels on a slow night in a small town. Lonesome hill walkers take to the high reaches in pursuit of a saving embrace. A bewildered man steps off a country bus in search of his identity--and a stiff drink. These stories, filled with a grand sense of life's absurdity, form a remarkably sure-footed collection that reads like a modern-day \u003ci\u003eDubliners\u003c\/i\u003e. The winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and a 2007 book of the year in \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSunday Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThere Are Little Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e marks the stunning entrance of a writer who burst onto the literary scene fully formed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Barry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555976522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555976521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.59w x 0.48d","brand":"Kevin Barry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043355324671,"sku":"9781555976521","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29a74a8a-de1b-4114-85f0-199511e25d95.jpg?v=1684966679","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/there-are-little-kingdoms-kevin-barry-9781555976521","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}