WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS
"John is so many miles from love now and home. This is the story of his strangest trip."
A novel of family, ghosts, love, music and the quest for truth, Beatlebone recounts a wild journey through the west of Ireland in 1978. At its helm is John, a maddened genius fleeing fame and seeking peace. With his deadpan Irish driver, Cornelius, at his side, John is hellbent on reaching the Island of Dorinish, an assignment he arranged ten years before.
Lyrical, freewheeling, quixotic and fun, Beatlebone is a sad and beautiful comedy.
- ISBN10 1782116168
- ISBN13 9781782116165
- Publish Date 30 June 2016 (first published 29 October 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Canongate Books
- Edition Main
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 272
- Language English