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Sebastian Barry

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Sebastian Barry Is Ireland’s New Fiction Laureate

By Dave Lewis, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2018

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Author Sebastian Barry, known for his representation of varying perspectives during Ireland’s revolutionary period in The Steward of Christendom and A Long Long Way, was announced as Ireland’s new Laureate for Irish Fiction by President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins in February. He will hold a term of three years, through 2021, and succeeds writer Anne Enright (The Portable … [Read more...] about Book Notes:
Sebastian Barry Is Ireland’s New Fiction Laureate

What Are You Like?
Sebastian Barry

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
April / May 2017

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Novelist Sebastian Barry takes our questionnaire.  ℘℘℘ Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955 and has become one of Ireland’s most celebrated authors, writing plays as well as novels that chart the course of Irish and Irish American history through a single, extended family. Barry’s latest novel, Days Without End, has already earned worldwide praise and in January won the … [Read more...] about What Are You Like?
Sebastian Barry

Book Reviews

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2002

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A sampling of the latest Irish books on offer. ℘℘℘ RECOMMENDED  Telling an as-yet-untold story about the heroic FDNY mission of September 11, Terry Golway writes: "Lieutenant Bob Bohack faced the dilemma of his career. He had his orders: He was to help extinguish the fire on the 79th floor. But those orders were given before he heard rumors of missiles, of more airplanes … [Read more...] about Book Reviews