Beschreibung
**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024** **WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARDS DEBUT FICTION AWARD 2024** 'Beautiful...brings to life an entire world' SALLY ROONEY 'Sublime... A thrillingly moreish novel' SUNDAY TIMES * It's the biggest weekend of the year and everything is about to change - the thrilling debut novel from the prize-winning author. In 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. Life in this ordinary town will never be the same again... AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2025 * 'A whole world is captured for the reader' COLM TÓIBÍN 'As sharp, funny and bitingly bittersweet as life' BOOKER JUDGES, 2024 'A gift of true storytelling' ANNE ENRIGHT 'A heartbreaker of a debut' NEW YORK TIMES **A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE GUARDIAN, OBSERVER AND DAZED DIGITAL **
| EAN: | 9780224101660 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 25.01.2024 |
| Produktform: | Kartoniert |
| Autoren: | Barrett, Colin |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 254 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Literary |
| Keyword: | booker prize 2024; booker prize; booker; booker prize winners; award winning books; prize winning books; kindle deals; kindle books; ireland; top 10 fiction; sunday times bestseller; book tok; book club; fiction books bestsellers; best selling fiction; irish authors; irish books; literature; granta; best short stories; short story collection; short story; prize; debut; county mayo; family; best novels; novel; novels; good books; books; literary; irish; irish fiction; irish novels; irish writers; brothers; contemporary fiction; literary fiction; mystery thriller; new orleans |
| Fachschema: | Englische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung |
| Fachkategorie: | Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Psychologisches Innenleben~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Raumwahrnehmung~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Soziales, Drogen und Alkohol: soziale Aspekte |
| Region: | Mayo |
| Imprint-Titels: | Jonathan Cape |
| Verlag: | Random House UK Ltd |
| Länge: | 217 mm |
| Breite: | 133 mm |
| Höhe: | 25 mm |
| Gewicht: | 284 gr |
| Genre: | Importe |
