{"product_id":"wild-houses-colin-barrett","title":"Wild Houses (Colin Barrett)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024**\u003cbr\u003e**WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2024**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBeautiful...brings to life an entire world\u003c\/b\u003e' SALLY ROONEY\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSublime... A thrillingly moreish novel\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003ci\u003e SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the biggest weekend of the year and everything is about to change...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Ballina, the simmering feud between small-time drug-dealer Cillian English and County Mayo's enforcers, Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, spills over into violence and an ugly ultimatum. Soon the reclusive Dev and Cillian's teenage brother Doll are drawn headlong into the Ferdias' revenge fantasy. Meanwhile, Doll's girlfriend Nicky sets out on a feverish mission to save him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife in this ordinary town will never be the same again...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA whole world is captured for the reader\u003c\/b\u003e' Colm Tóibín\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAs sharp, funny and bitingly bittersweet as life\u003c\/b\u003e' Booker Judges, 2024\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA gift of true storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e' Anne Enright\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA heartbreaker of a debut\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eColin Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in County Mayo, Ireland. His stories have been published in the\u003ci\u003e Stinging Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. His first book, the short story collection \u003ci\u003eYoung Skins\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Guardian First Book Award, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. His second collection, \u003ci\u003eHomesickness\u003c\/i\u003e, made the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Notable Books of the Year and was a Book of the Year in \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 272 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65786237026653,"sku":"K097549449","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9754944900001A.jpg?v=1788351533","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/wild-houses-colin-barrett","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}