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Hares in the Old Plantation

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By Kevin Barry. A teenage boy suffers the torments of unrequited love in rural Ireland. Inspired by Dylan Thomas, read by Kevin Trainor.

After Milk Wood: three stories by acclaimed writers which take their inspiration from Dylan Thomas's greatest work, 'Under Milk Wood'. The stories have been commissioned to commemorate the centenary of the birth of the great Welsh writer, Dylan Thomas.

Today: Kevin Barry's 'Hares in the Old Plantation' - a teenage boy suffers the torments of unrequited love in rural Ireland.

Writer: Kevin Barry - Barry's debut novel, City of Bohane, won the 2013 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; he's winner of the Authors' Club Best First Novel award, winner of the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award 2012, and was shortlisted for the Costa Award.

Irvine Welsh claims he's: 'The most arresting and original writer to emerge from these islands in years', and Roddy Doyle calls him 'Hilarious and unpredictable - and always brilliant'.

The Reader is Kevin Trainor
The producer is Justine Willett.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 1 May 2018 21:00
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Credits

Reader Kevin Trainor
Producer Justine Willett
Writer Kevin Barry

Broadcasts

  • Fri 23 May 2014 15:45
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sun 19 Jun 2016 00:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Tue 1 May 2018 11:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 1 May 2018 21:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

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