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  • Bibliography:
    5 Books
  • First Book:
    October 2013
  • Latest Book:
    March 2024
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Book List in Order: 5 titles



  • A National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 HonoreeWinner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the Guardian First Book Award, and the Rooney Prize for Irish LiteratureEnter the small, rural town of Glanbeigh, a place whose fate too...



  • Enter the small, rural town of Glanbeigh, a place whose fate took a downturn with the Celtic Tiger, a desolate spot where buffoonery and tension simmer and erupt, and booze-sodden boredom fills the corners of every pub and nightclub. Here, and in the...





  • The second book from the “exact and poetic” (New York Times) author of critical smash Young Skins, winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35, Homesickness  is an emotionally resonant and...



  • The riotous, raucous and deeply resonant debut novel from “one of the best story writers in the English language today” (Financial Times) Wild Houses follows two outsiders caught in the crosshairs of a small-town revenge kidnapping gone awryWith ...




Award-Winning Books by Colin Barrett

Young Skins: Stories
2014 Guardian First Book Award -- First Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Colin Barrett has published 5 books.

Colin Barrett does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Wild Houses, was published in March 2024.

The first book by Colin Barrett, Young Skins, was published in October 2013.

No. Colin Barrett does not write books in series.