Sebastian Barry
Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His plays include The Steward of Christendom and The Pride of Parnell Street and his novels include The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, Annie Dunne, A Long Long Way and The Secret Scripture. A Long Long Way was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Dublin International Impac Prize, and was the Dublin: One City One Book for 2007. The Secret Scripture won the Costa Book of the Year award, the Irish Book Awards Best Novel, the Independent Booksellers Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He lives in Wicklow with his wife and three children.
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Books by Sebastian Barry
Days Without End
Published: November 2016
Twice Booker-shortlisted author Sebastian Barry returns with a sensational new novel set in mid-19th Century America, an intensely poignant story of two men and the lives they are dealt.
Days Without End
Published: November 2016
Sebastian Barry returns with a sensational new novel set in1850s America.
A Long Long Way
Published: April 2016
A repackaged edition of A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry - shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2005 - an epic and moving story of one man's war.
The Secret Scripture
Published: June 2015
Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2008, over 600,000 copies sold in Faber editions to date.
The Temporary Gentleman
Published: March 2015
A stunning return from the prize-winning and best-selling author of The Secret Scripture.
The Temporary Gentleman
Published: April 2014
A stunning return from the prize-winning and best-selling author of The Secret Scripture.
The Temporary Gentleman
Published: April 2014
A stunning return from the prize-winning and best-selling author of The Secret Scripture.
On Canaan's Side
Published: May 2012
From the bestselling Costa Prize-winning author of The Secret Scripture a heartbreaking novel spanning a lifetime.
The Secret Scripture
Published: January 2012
As part of Faber's Secrets and Lies series comes a Costa winning novel of a hidden past.
On Canaan's Side
Published: August 2011
From the two-time Man Booker shortlisted author of The Secret Scripture comes a magnificent new novel, spanning one woman Lilly Bere's lifetime, lived between Ireland and America.
On Canaan's Side
Published: August 2011
From the two-time Man Booker shortlisted author of The Secret Scripture comes a magnificent new novel, spanning one woman Lilly Bere's lifetime, lived between Ireland and America.
Tales of Ballycumber
Published: January 2010
A startling and intimate portrayal of two unlikely companions connected more closely than they realise, both haunted by the plague of solitude and the Tales of Ballycumber.
The Pride of Parnell Street
Published: May 2009
The Secret Scripture
Published: February 2009
An epic story of family, love, and unavoidable tragedy from the two-time Man Booker Prize finalist.
Dallas Sweetman
Published: January 2009
From the bestselling author of A Long Long Way and The Secret Scripture.
Secret Scripture
Published: July 2008
A beautiful and moving novel of a remarkable woman's stolen life .from the author of A Long Long Way.
Secret Scripture
Published: May 2008
A beautiful and moving novel of a remarkable woman's stolen life .from the author of A Long Long Way.
The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty
Published: September 2006
Sebastian Barry's debut, 'a novel that is tender, acerbic, necessary and potent.'- Colum McCann
A Long Long Way
Published: July 2006
The powerful and moving First World War novel, shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize.
