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ⓘ About Kevin Barry
Author Kevin Barry was born in Limerick in the year 1969 and lives in Dublin. He pens columns and sketches for the Irish Examiner in Cork and the Sunday Herald in Glasgow. He spent much of his youth traveling, and lived at seventeen addresses by the time he was just 36 years old. He lived in places like Barcelona, Cork, Liverpool, and Santa Barbara before he settled in Sligo, buying and renovating a run-down Royal Irish Constabulary barracks. He settled down mainly because it was getting tougher to move large amounts of his books from one house to another. While living in Cork, he worked as a freelance journalist, where he contributed a regular column to the Irish Examiner.
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Who is Kevin Barry?
Author Kevin Barry was born in Limerick in the year 1969 and lives in Dublin. He pens columns and sketches for the Irish Examiner in Cork and the Sunday Herald in Glasgow. He spent much of his youth traveling, and lived at seventeen addresses by the time he was just 36 years old.
Which Kevin Barry series should I start with?
Kevin Barry's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is City of Bohane (2011).
How many books has Kevin Barry written?
Kevin Barry has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2025. They are filed under 5 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Short Story Collections and Anthologies.
In what order should Kevin Barry's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 11 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Kevin Barry's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kevin Barry's 11 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (4 books); Short Story Collections (3 books); Anthologies (2 books); Short Stories/Novellas (1 book); Plays (1 book).