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Colin Barrett grew up in County Mayo, Ireland. His stories have been published in the Stinging Fly, Granta, Harper's and the New Yorker. His first book, the short story collection Young Skins, won the Guardian First Book Award, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. His second collection, Homesickness, made the New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year and was a Book of the Year in Oprah Daily and the Irish Times.<b>A mesmerisingly powerful book, </b>full of the strangeness and beauty of life. I've learned so much from Colin Barrett's work as a reader and writer...<b>these stories are his best yet</b>
- Sally Rooney,
Full of humour and small-town Irish colour... His [Barrett's] second collection confirms him as <b>one of the very best short-story writers in the business</b>
New Statesman, *Books of the Year*
<b>A masterwork - by turns hilarious and heartbreaking... What fierce, tender stories. Totally unforgettable</b>
- Brandon Taylor,
The stories in <i>Homesickness</i> are <b>crafted with skill and flair</b>. Colin Barrett anchors the work with emotional accuracy and careful delineation of character, and then, <b>using metaphors and beautifully made sentences, he lets his narrative soar</b>
- Colm Toibin,
<b>Lyrical and tough and smart... </b>His stories are set in a familiar emotional landscape, but they give us endings that are new
- Anne Enright,