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Sebastian Barry

Ireland (b.1955)

Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His play, The Steward of Christendom, first produced in 1995, won many awards and has been seen around the world. His novel, The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, appeared in 1998. He lives in Wicklow with his wife and three children.

Awards: Walter Scott (2017), Costa (2016), James Tait Black (2008) see all

Genres: Literary Fiction, Historical

Series

Dunne Family
   The Steward of Christendom (1996)
   1. Annie Dunne (2002)
   2. A Long Long Way (2005)
   3. On Canaan's Side (2011)

McNulty Family
   1. The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty (1998)
   2. The Secret Scripture (2007)
   3. The Temporary Gentleman (2014)

Days Without End
1. Days Without End (2016)
2. A Thousand Moons (2020)

Novels

   Macker's Garden (1982)
   Time Out of Mind (1983)
   Elsewhere (1985)
   The Engine of Owl-light (1988)
   The Rhetorical Town (1989)
   The Pride of Parnell Street (2007)
   Dallas Sweetman (2008)
   Old God's Time (2023)

Collections

Boss Grady's Boys / Prayers of Sherikin / White Woman Street / Steward of Christendom (2003)
The Pinkening Boy (poems) (2004)

Plays show

Non fiction show

Books containing stories by Sebastian Barry

Midsummer Nights (2009)
Tales from the Opera
edited by
Jeanette Winterson

Synge (2005)
A Celebration
edited by
Colm Tóibín

The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction (1999)
edited by
Colm Tóibín

Awards

	2017 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel : Days Without End
	2017 Indie Book Award for Fiction : Days Without End
	2016 Costa Book Award for Best Novel : Days Without End
	2012 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel : On Canaan's Side
	2009 Indie Book Award for Fiction : The Secret Scripture
	2008 James Tait Black Memorial Prize : The Secret Scripture
	2008 Costa Book Award for Best Novel : The Secret Scripture

Award nominations

	2024 Indie Book Award for Fiction (shortlist) : Old God's Time
	2024 Dublin Literary Award (nominee) : Old God's Time
	2023 Booker Prize (longlist) : Old God's Time
	2018 ALA Notable Books for Adults (nominee) : Days Without End
	2017 HWA Gold Crown Award (longlist) : Days Without End
	2017 British Book Award Fiction Book of the Year (shortlist) : Days Without End
	2017 Booker Prize (longlist) : Days Without End
	2011 Booker Prize (longlist) : On Canaan's Side
	2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (nominee) : The Secret Scripture
	2008 Booker Prize (shortlist) : The Secret Scripture
	2007 Dublin Literary Award (nominee) : A Long Long Way
	2005 Booker Prize (shortlist) : A Long Long Way

Sebastian Barry recommends

True Love (2024)
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Soldier Sailor (2023)
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"A radiant and fearless work of universal import."

The Pages (2021)
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"A masterpiece. Full of great sentences. But also sort of obliteratingly moving, strange, and right."

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