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Sebastian Barry


Born
in Dublin, Ireland
July 05, 1955

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Sebastian Barry is an Irish playwright, novelist and poet. He is noted for his dense literary writing style and is considered one of Ireland's finest writers

Barry's literary career began in poetry before he began writing plays and novels. In recent years his fiction writing has surpassed his work in the theatre in terms of success, having once been considered a playwright who wrote occasional novels.

He has twice been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for his novels A Long Long Way (2005) and The Secret Scripture (2008), the latter of which won the 2008 Costa Book of the Year and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His 2011 novel On Canaan's Side was long-listed for the Booker. He won the Costa Book of the Year again - in 2017 for Days W
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The Secret Scripture

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Old God's Time

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A Long Long Way (Dunne Fami...

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A Thousand Moons (Days With...

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On Canaan's Side (Dunne Fam...

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The Whereabouts of Eneas Mc...

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The Temporary Gentleman

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Annie Dunne (Dunne Family #2)

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On Blueberry Hill

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Quotes by Sebastian Barry  (?)
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“Because it strikes me there is something greater than judgement. I think it is called mercy.”
Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture

“After all the world is indeed beautiful and if we were any other creature than man we might be continuously happy in it.”
Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture

“A man’s memory might have only a hundred clear days in it and he has lived thousands. Can’t do much about that. We have our store of days and we spend them like forgetful drunkards.”
Sebastian Barry, Days Without End

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