Kevin Barry’s Night Boat to Tangier has been long-listed for the newly-minted Booker Prize 2019. Barry joins a stellar cast of contenders including Margaret Atwood, Deborah Levy, Salman Rushdie, Max Porter and John Lancaster on the list and will be battling to keep arguably one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards on the island of Ireland.
To read more about Kevin’s writing life, Mary McCarthy’s excellent interview with the author for Books Ireland last month provides a window into the life of an author who is once again touching the face of greatness.
