An Andalusian dog in Montana

With four novels, three short story collections, and a number of plays and radio plays under his belt, Kevin Barry is one of the most exciting contemporary writers out of Ireland. Combining humor with lyricism and toughness with tenderness, Barry takes on topics as diverse as future dystopias, the challenges of love, and the alternate life of John Lennon. His simple, biting, even profane prose, is perfectly suited to the adventures of pariahs, criminals and grifters, people who long to break free of social norms and are ready to pay the price for their choices. He often turns his unrelenting gaze on men in physical decline and women who follow their hearts. Kevin Barry will discuss the full span of his work with Christos Asteriou, focusing on his two novels that have been published in Greek, Night Boat to Tangier and The Heart in Winter.