{"product_id":"homesickness-9780802159649","title":"Homesickness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\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","brand":"Colin Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959899361398,"sku":"9780802159649","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_1f2fbbce-7c91-4c63-b933-80c48fc52f7c.jpg?v=1767774642","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/homesickness-9780802159649","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}