The Barbarians is an Irish black comedy novel about Grindhouse moviestar Frank Moran returning home for the first time in thirty years. He has a one-night-stand with the wrong woman, and things go downhill from there. Then just when Frank figures himself out, (he had previously decided that what his life was missing was a horse!) the town comes looking for revenge. As if that wasn't bad enough, some hack has written a book, making a total hash of Frank's life story.