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|title=Dark Lies the Island

|author=Kevin Barry

|publisher=Jonathan Cape

|date=April 2012

|summary=A collection of 13 short stories from the unpredictably dark and often very funny mind of Costa-nominated Kevin Barry.

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''Dark Lies the Island'' is a collection of 13 short stories from the gloriously dark and frequently very funny Kevin Barry. You can probably tell from that, I'm a huge fan of his work. Barry is one of the few writers who can be relied on to make me laugh out loud while reading his books, even when in public places. It can get you strange looks, believe me.