Boulevard Wren and Other Stories

Boulevard Wren and Other Stories. is the stunning follow-up to the bestselling Gospel According to Blindboy. , and a warped mirror held up to the Irish psyche. Provocative and unsettling, the stories rove through the centuries, from the barren fields of Famine-struck Meath to the chaotic landscape of the near future, where social media has colonized the deepest recesses of the human subconscious. This is a world populated by characters lost and at odds with the demands of contemporary life, for whom the line separating redemption and madness has grown impossibly fine. Razor-sharp social commentary, it is an era-defining work from one of Ireland's most anarchic satirists. Praise for. The Gospel According to Blindboy. :. 'Mad, wild, hysterical. ' Kevin Barry, author of Night Boat to Tangier. 'There is genius in this book, warped genius. Like you'd expect from a man who for his day job wears a plastic bag on his head but something beyond that too. Oddly in keeping with the tradition of great Irish writers. ' Russell Brand'If you've ever witnessed a Rubberbandits video you'll be anxious (there's no other word for it) to read this collection of short stories from one of the originators. I hesitate to use the word author as the experience is as close to reading a traditional short story as being burnt by a blow torch. Essential, funny and disturbing. ' Danny Boyle'Demented, dishevelled and deeply surreal - Blindboy Boatclub's book will shock and delight. ' Irish independent. 'It's not for the faint-hearted. ' Joe. ie'You won't be disappointed. It will take you to places unexpected. ' Ryan TubridyBusiness Post Book of the Year.