Night Boat to Tangier

by Kevin Barry

Rating: 4 (1 vote)

Tags: Set in Spain Set in Ireland Male author

Night Boat to Tangier

Description:
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE IRISH TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, BIG ISSUE, i, THE ATLANTIC and LITERARY HUB 'A true wonder' Max Porter 'Beautifully written’ Guardian It’s late one night at the Spanish port of Algeciras and two fading Irish gangsters are waiting on the boat from Tangier. A lover has been lost, a daughter has gone missing, their world has come asunder – can it be put together again?

Reviews:

Read Around The World Challenge user profile avatar for Cathy
(5 months ago)
09 May, 2024
Two aging Irish tough guys wait, night after night, for the drug-addicted daughter of one of them to return from Morocco. Funny, profane, and sad, they while away the time reminiscing.

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