Sebastian Barry
Author of The Secret Scripture
About the Author
Sebastian Barry is a playwright whose work has been produced in London, Dublin, Sydney, and New York. He lives in Wicklow, Ireland, with his wife and three children. Sebastian Barry is an Irish writer and playwright, born in 1955. He is the author of two novels, A Long Long Way and Days Without show more End, which won the Costa Book Award for best novel. His other awards include the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Prize, the Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year, the Independent Booksellers Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Sebastian Barry
The Only True History of Lizzie Finn/The Steward of Christendom/White Woman Street: Three Plays (1995) 22 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Barry, Sebastian
- Birthdate
- 1955-07-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
- Places of residence
- Dublin, Ireland
County Wicklow, Ireland - Education
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Occupations
- playwright
novelist
poet - Organizations
- Harry Ransom Center
University of Iowa
Villanova University - Awards and honors
- Lloyds Private Banking Playwright of the Year Award (1995)
- Agent
- Derek Johns (AP Watt)
- Short biography
- Sebastian Barry is an Irish novelist, playwright and poet. He was named Laureate for Irish Fiction, 2019–2021. He is noted for his dense literary writing style and is considered one of Ireland's finest writers.
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October 2022: Sebastian Barry in Monthly Author Reads (October 2022)
On Canaan's Side by Sebastian Barry in Booker Prize (September 2011)
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THE WAR ROOM (1)
Booker Prize (4)
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Statistics
- Works
- 41
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 8,211
- Popularity
- #2,947
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 326
- Languages
- 15
- Favorited
- 30