Desmond Barry
Desmond Barry (born 1954) is a Welsh author.
Work
Barry was born in
When he began writing his own debut novel, The Chivalry of Crime (Jonathan Cape, 2001), Barry did exhaustive research on Jesse James, and decided to study Stanislavski's 'system' of acting in order to relate better to the psychological aspects of James and his cohorts.
From 1999 to 2001, in the summer months, Barry worked in Tibet as part of a non-governmental organisation.
The Chivalry of Crime was voted Best First Novel of the Year by the Western Writers of America and was shortlisted for the 2002 Wales Book of the Year Award. A Bloody Good Friday (Jonathan Cape, 2002) is set in his home town in 1977. Cressida’s Bed (Jonathan Cape, 2004) made the 2005 Wales Book of the Year Long List.
His shorter prose has appeared in
Selected publications
The Chivalry of Crime (Jonathan Cape, 2001)
A Bloody Good Friday (Jonathan Cape, 2002)
Cressida’s Bed (Jonathan Cape, 2004)
Contributed to:
Wales, Half Welsh (Bloomsbury, 2004)
London Noir (
Sea Stories (National Maritime Museum, 2007)
Merthyr Writing! (Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, 2008)
Nonfiction
3:AM Magazine
The Circular Church (or books, guns and the report on the blind) Words by Des Barry; Photography by Diego Vidart
http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/the-circular-church-or-books-guns-and-the-report-on-the-blind/
The Sauna King. Words by Des Barry; Photography by Kristian Helgesen
http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/the-sauna-king/
William Burroughs and the Dreamscapes of the Dalai Lama
http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/william-burroughs-and-the-dreamscapes-of-the-dalai-lama/
References
Academi (Welsh literature promotion)[3]
Wales Arts International [4]
British Council [5]
Smith, Dai, Top 10 Welsh Alternatives to Dylan Thomas, The Guardian, 12/2/06 [6]