Paul Murray The Bee Sting

Paul Murray The Bee Sting. The Bee Sting, by Paul Murray The Bee Sting is a darkly comic novel by Paul Murray that delves into the tumultuous lives of the Barnes family in Ireland, post-2008 financial crisis An Evening of Long Goodbyes was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and nominated for the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award.

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The book depicts the dysfunctional, hapless lives of the Barnes family of Ireland, with portions of the book dedicated to the lives of each of the four family members. Paul Murray is justly acclaimed for satirical novels including 'Skippy Dies.' In 'The Bee Sting,' he proves just as masterful at a realist family epic.

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The Bee Sting is Murray's fourth novel, which is shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023. An Evening of Long Goodbyes was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and nominated for the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. In Paul Murray's new novel, "The Bee Sting," an Irish family faces economic ruin after the 2008 financial crash

The Bee Sting A Novel by Paul Murray, Paperback Barnes & Noble®. The Bee Sting is Murray's fourth novel, which is shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023. An Evening of Long Goodbyes was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and nominated for the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award.

The Bee Sting A Novel by Paul Murray, Paperback Barnes & Noble®. The book depicts the dysfunctional, hapless lives of the Barnes family of Ireland, with portions of the book dedicated to the lives of each of the four family members. Paul Murray was born in Dublin in 1975, and wrote his first novel - An Evening of Long Goodbyes - while doing a creative writing MA at the University of East Anglia