Kevin Barry Reads “Finistère”

The author reads his story from the April 15, 2024, issue of the magazine.
Kevin Barry in blackandwhite next to a red background with cursive writing on it.
Illustration by The New Yorker; Source photograph by Olivia Smith

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Kevin Barry reads his story “Finistère,” from the April 15, 2024, issue of the magazine. Barry is the author of six books of fiction, including the novel “City of Bohane,” for which he won the International Dublin Literary Award, and the story collection “That Old Country Music,” which came out in 2020. A new novel, “The Heart in Winter,” will be published in July.