Irish author named on 2024 Booker Prize longlist for his debut novel

His novella Calm with Horses was adapted into the 2019 award-winning film starring Barry Keoghan
Irish author named on 2024 Booker Prize longlist for his debut novel

Wild Houses is just one of three debut novels on the influential list

Irish-Canadian author Colin Barrett has been named on the 2024 Booker Prize longlist for his debut novel, Wild Houses.

Barrett was described by the panel as “well established as a master both of the short story and the sentence; his debut novel confirms and extends all his promise”.

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