Barry, Sebastian 1955-
Overview
| Works: | 146 works in 878 publications in 20 languages and 19,537 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Historical fiction Domestic fiction Psychological fiction History Bildungsromans Biographical fiction War fiction Drama Novels |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Bibliographic antecedent, Creator, Librettist, Author of introduction |
| Classifications: | PR6052.A729, 823.914 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Sebastian Barry
- Out of history : essays on the writings of Sebastian Barry by Sebastian Barry( Book )
- Contemporary literary criticism by Jeffrey W Hunter( )
- The secret scripture by Rooney Mara( Visual )
- "A stranger here" : Christian spirituality and community in "post-Catholic" Irish literature by Celeste Barker Bright( )
- "Other forms were near" : Nietzsche's affirmative revaluation in James Joyce's Dubliners by Jonathan Elmore( Book )
- "Historical nightmares in Sebastian Barry's The secret scripture" by Vivian Valvano Lynch( Book )
- The world première of Whistling psyche by Sebastian Barry( Book )
- The steward of christendom, by Sebastian Barry : [theatre program], 1996, Playhouse, Out of Joint and the Royal Court Theatre( Book )
- A long long way by Sebastian Barry : notes by John O'Carroll( Book )
- "Nothing left but to sing" : narrating the self and representing the nation in plays by Brian Friel, Sebastian Barry, and Conor McPherson by Sean Patrick Barry( )
- The Steward of Christendom : [poster]( Visual )
- A new sword on an old anvil : W.B. Yeats, Robert Graves, and the Anglo-Irish tradition by Fran Brearton( )
- J. Howard Woolmer Collection of Sebastian Barry and Penelope Fitzgerald by J. Howard Woolmer( )
- Who says you can't go home? by Holly Noel Dameron( )
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Most widely held works by
Sebastian Barry
The secret scripture by
Sebastian Barry(
Book
)
110 editions published between 2008 and 2017 in 18 languages and held by 2,826 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As a young woman, Roseanne McNulty was one of the most beautiful and beguiling girls in County Sligo, Ireland. Now, as her hundredth year draws near, she is a patient at Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital, and she decides to record the events of her life. As Roseanne revisits her past, hiding the manuscript beneath the floorboards in her bedroom, she learns that Roscommon Hospital will be closed in a few months and that her caregiver, Dr. Grene, has been asked to evaluate the patients and decide if they can return to society. Roseanne is of particular interest to Dr. Grene, and as he researches her case he discovers a document written by a local priest that tells a very different story of Roseanne's life than what she recalls. As doctor and patient attempt to understand each other, they begin to uncover long-buried secrets about themselves
110 editions published between 2008 and 2017 in 18 languages and held by 2,826 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As a young woman, Roseanne McNulty was one of the most beautiful and beguiling girls in County Sligo, Ireland. Now, as her hundredth year draws near, she is a patient at Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital, and she decides to record the events of her life. As Roseanne revisits her past, hiding the manuscript beneath the floorboards in her bedroom, she learns that Roscommon Hospital will be closed in a few months and that her caregiver, Dr. Grene, has been asked to evaluate the patients and decide if they can return to society. Roseanne is of particular interest to Dr. Grene, and as he researches her case he discovers a document written by a local priest that tells a very different story of Roseanne's life than what she recalls. As doctor and patient attempt to understand each other, they begin to uncover long-buried secrets about themselves
Days without end : a novel by
Sebastian Barry(
Book
)
61 editions published between 2016 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 2,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Entering the U.S. army after fleeing the Great Famine in Ireland, seventeen-year-old Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, experience the harrowing realities of the Indian wars and the American Civil War between the Wyoming plains and Tennessee
61 editions published between 2016 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 2,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Entering the U.S. army after fleeing the Great Famine in Ireland, seventeen-year-old Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, experience the harrowing realities of the Indian wars and the American Civil War between the Wyoming plains and Tennessee
On Canaan's side : [a novel] by
Sebastian Barry(
Book
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67 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in 11 languages and held by 2,125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents the tragic story of Lilly Bere, who flees Ireland for the United States under threat of death from the IRA and survives heartache, a midlife pregnancy, and the challenges of the Great Depression and multiple wars
67 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in 11 languages and held by 2,125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents the tragic story of Lilly Bere, who flees Ireland for the United States under threat of death from the IRA and survives heartache, a midlife pregnancy, and the challenges of the Great Depression and multiple wars
A long long way by
Sebastian Barry(
Book
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65 editions published between 2005 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 1,907 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Leaving behind his family in Dublin in order to join the Allied forces during World War I, eighteen-year-old Willie Dunne survives the horrors of war, but his return home is devastated by political tensions in Ireland
65 editions published between 2005 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 1,907 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Leaving behind his family in Dublin in order to join the Allied forces during World War I, eighteen-year-old Willie Dunne survives the horrors of war, but his return home is devastated by political tensions in Ireland
The temporary gentleman by
Sebastian Barry(
Book
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41 editions published between 2013 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,586 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this highly anticipated new novel, Irishman Jack McNulty is a "temporary gentleman"--An Irishman whose commission in the British army in World War II was never permanent. Sitting in his lodgings in Accra, Ghana, in 1957, he's writing the story of his life with desperate urgency. He cannot take one step further without examining all the extraordinary events that he has seen. A lifetime of war and world travel--as a soldier in World War II, an engineer, a UN observer--has brought him to this point. But the memory that weighs heaviest on his heart is that of the beautiful Mai Kirwan, and their tempestuous, heartbreaking marriage. Mai was once the great beauty of Sligo, a magnetic yet unstable woman who, after sharing a life with Jack, gradually slipped from his grasp"--
41 editions published between 2013 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,586 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this highly anticipated new novel, Irishman Jack McNulty is a "temporary gentleman"--An Irishman whose commission in the British army in World War II was never permanent. Sitting in his lodgings in Accra, Ghana, in 1957, he's writing the story of his life with desperate urgency. He cannot take one step further without examining all the extraordinary events that he has seen. A lifetime of war and world travel--as a soldier in World War II, an engineer, a UN observer--has brought him to this point. But the memory that weighs heaviest on his heart is that of the beautiful Mai Kirwan, and their tempestuous, heartbreaking marriage. Mai was once the great beauty of Sligo, a magnetic yet unstable woman who, after sharing a life with Jack, gradually slipped from his grasp"--
Annie Dunne by
Sebastian Barry(
Book
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28 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 1,414 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annie Dunne and her cousin Sarah host their great-niece and nephew for the summer on their farm in 1950s Ireland
28 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 1,414 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annie Dunne and her cousin Sarah host their great-niece and nephew for the summer on their farm in 1950s Ireland
The whereabouts of Eneas McNulty by
Sebastian Barry(
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45 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As he searches for work in post-World War I Ireland, Eneas McNulty makes the fatal mistake of joining the British police. The nationalists issue a death warrant and McNulty flees to wander the world, until an assassin catches up. By the author of the play, The Steward of Christendom
45 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As he searches for work in post-World War I Ireland, Eneas McNulty makes the fatal mistake of joining the British police. The nationalists issue a death warrant and McNulty flees to wander the world, until an assassin catches up. By the author of the play, The Steward of Christendom
The secret scripture by
Sebastian Barry(
Recording
)
29 editions published between 2005 and 2015 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 768 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roseanne McNulty, once one of the most beautiful and beguiling girls in County Sligo, Ireland, is now an elderly patient at Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital. As her hundredth year draws near, she decides to record the events of her life, hiding the manuscript beneath the floorboards. Meanwhile, the hospital is preparing to close and is evaluating its patients to determine whether they can return to society. Dr. Grene, Roseanne's caretaker, takes a special interest in her case. In his research, he discovers a document written by a local priest that tells a very different story of Roseanne's life than what she recalls. As doctor and patient attempt to understand each other, they begin to uncover long-buried secrets about themselves
29 editions published between 2005 and 2015 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 768 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roseanne McNulty, once one of the most beautiful and beguiling girls in County Sligo, Ireland, is now an elderly patient at Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital. As her hundredth year draws near, she decides to record the events of her life, hiding the manuscript beneath the floorboards. Meanwhile, the hospital is preparing to close and is evaluating its patients to determine whether they can return to society. Dr. Grene, Roseanne's caretaker, takes a special interest in her case. In his research, he discovers a document written by a local priest that tells a very different story of Roseanne's life than what she recalls. As doctor and patient attempt to understand each other, they begin to uncover long-buried secrets about themselves
On Canaan's side by
Sebastian Barry(
Recording
)
34 editions published between 2006 and 2015 in English and held by 606 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Forced to flee from Ireland and the wrath of the IRA, Lilly Bere and her teenage son start anew in America. However, tragedy strikes when her fiance is murdered in Chicago and, years later, her husband mysteriously vanishes from their Washington, DC home. After settling in Bridgehampton, her son Ed disappears after returning home from Vietnam, prompting Mr. Nolan, a family friend, to locate him. However, Nolan returns with Bill, Ed's young son, who Lilly raises as her own
34 editions published between 2006 and 2015 in English and held by 606 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Forced to flee from Ireland and the wrath of the IRA, Lilly Bere and her teenage son start anew in America. However, tragedy strikes when her fiance is murdered in Chicago and, years later, her husband mysteriously vanishes from their Washington, DC home. After settling in Bridgehampton, her son Ed disappears after returning home from Vietnam, prompting Mr. Nolan, a family friend, to locate him. However, Nolan returns with Bill, Ed's young son, who Lilly raises as her own
The only true history of Lizzie Finn ; The steward of christendom ; White Woman Street : three plays by
Sebastian Barry(
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5 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 350 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Three plays by the playwright credited with bringing poetic drama back to the Irish stage. Each has a tremendous sense of the beauty and humour to be found in ordinary life, however tragic its immediate circumstances." "Full of brightness and fun, The Only True History of Lizzie Finn (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, October 1995) follows its heroine in her uneasy transition from English seaside music-hall star to Anglo-Irish lady. The Steward of Christendom (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, April 1995) sees Lear-like Thomas Dunne, ex-Chief Superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, now in the county home, trying to break free of history and himself. White Woman Street (Bush Theatre, London, April 1992) trails Trooper O'Hara across the plains of Ohio in Easter 1916, as he seeks redemption from his memories in the train of gold."--Jacket
5 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 350 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Three plays by the playwright credited with bringing poetic drama back to the Irish stage. Each has a tremendous sense of the beauty and humour to be found in ordinary life, however tragic its immediate circumstances." "Full of brightness and fun, The Only True History of Lizzie Finn (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, October 1995) follows its heroine in her uneasy transition from English seaside music-hall star to Anglo-Irish lady. The Steward of Christendom (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, April 1995) sees Lear-like Thomas Dunne, ex-Chief Superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, now in the county home, trying to break free of history and himself. White Woman Street (Bush Theatre, London, April 1992) trails Trooper O'Hara across the plains of Ohio in Easter 1916, as he seeks redemption from his memories in the train of gold."--Jacket
Days without end : a novel by
Sebastian Barry(
Recording
)
19 editions published between 2016 and 2017 in English and held by 333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From Sebastian Barry, a two-time finalist for the Man Booker Prize, comes a powerful and unforgettable novel chronicling a young Irish immigrant's army years in the Indian wars and the American Civil War. Thomas McNulty, having fled the Great Famine in Ireland and now barely seventeen years old, signs up for the US Army in the 1850s and with his brother in arms, John Cole, goes to fight in the Indian Wars-- against the Sioux and the Yurok-- and, ultimately, in the Civil War. Orphans of terrible hardships themselves, they find these days to be vivid and alive, despite the horrors they see and are complicit in. Moving from the plains of Wyoming to Tennessee, Sebastian Barry's latest work is a masterpiece of atmosphere and language. An intensely poignant story of two men and the makeshift family they create with a young Sioux girl, Winona, [this book] is a fresh and haunting portrait of the most fateful years in American history and is a novel never to be forgotten
19 editions published between 2016 and 2017 in English and held by 333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From Sebastian Barry, a two-time finalist for the Man Booker Prize, comes a powerful and unforgettable novel chronicling a young Irish immigrant's army years in the Indian wars and the American Civil War. Thomas McNulty, having fled the Great Famine in Ireland and now barely seventeen years old, signs up for the US Army in the 1850s and with his brother in arms, John Cole, goes to fight in the Indian Wars-- against the Sioux and the Yurok-- and, ultimately, in the Civil War. Orphans of terrible hardships themselves, they find these days to be vivid and alive, despite the horrors they see and are complicit in. Moving from the plains of Wyoming to Tennessee, Sebastian Barry's latest work is a masterpiece of atmosphere and language. An intensely poignant story of two men and the makeshift family they create with a young Sioux girl, Winona, [this book] is a fresh and haunting portrait of the most fateful years in American history and is a novel never to be forgotten
The steward of Christendom by
Sebastian Barry(
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20 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in English and French and held by 303 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Set in the county home in Baltinglass, Co. Dublin, in about 1932, The Steward of Christendom sees Lear-like Thomas Dunne, ex-Chief Superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, trying to break free of history and himself." "The Steward of Christendom premiered to great acclaim at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, in April 1995, and returned to the main stage in September."--BOOK JACKET
20 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in English and French and held by 303 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Set in the county home in Baltinglass, Co. Dublin, in about 1932, The Steward of Christendom sees Lear-like Thomas Dunne, ex-Chief Superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, trying to break free of history and himself." "The Steward of Christendom premiered to great acclaim at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, in April 1995, and returned to the main stage in September."--BOOK JACKET
Our lady of Sligo by
Sebastian Barry(
Book
)
9 editions published between 1988 and 1999 in English and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a story about an old woman lying in her bed remembering her past as the vivid present. This publication is a tie-in with the premier of this new play at the Royal National Theatre, London
9 editions published between 1988 and 1999 in English and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a story about an old woman lying in her bed remembering her past as the vivid present. This publication is a tie-in with the premier of this new play at the Royal National Theatre, London
The temporary gentleman by
Sebastian Barry(
Recording
)
24 editions published between 2014 and 2015 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this highly anticipated new novel, Irishman Jack McNulty is a "temporary gentleman"--An Irishman whose commission in the British army in World War II was never permanent. Sitting in his lodgings in Accra, Ghana, in 1957, he's writing the story of his life with desperate urgency. He cannot take one step further without examining all the extraordinary events that he has seen. A lifetime of war and world travel--as a soldier in World War II, an engineer, a UN observer--has brought him to this point. But the memory that weighs heaviest on his heart is that of the beautiful Mai Kirwan, and their tempestuous, heartbreaking marriage. Mai was once the great beauty of Sligo, a magnetic yet unstable woman who, after sharing a life with Jack, gradually slipped from his grasp
24 editions published between 2014 and 2015 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this highly anticipated new novel, Irishman Jack McNulty is a "temporary gentleman"--An Irishman whose commission in the British army in World War II was never permanent. Sitting in his lodgings in Accra, Ghana, in 1957, he's writing the story of his life with desperate urgency. He cannot take one step further without examining all the extraordinary events that he has seen. A lifetime of war and world travel--as a soldier in World War II, an engineer, a UN observer--has brought him to this point. But the memory that weighs heaviest on his heart is that of the beautiful Mai Kirwan, and their tempestuous, heartbreaking marriage. Mai was once the great beauty of Sligo, a magnetic yet unstable woman who, after sharing a life with Jack, gradually slipped from his grasp
Hinterland by
Sebastian Barry(
Book
)
7 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 219 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a new play from the author of 'The Steward of Christendom' and 'The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty', loosely based on the Charles Haughey presidency. Sebastian Barry is one of Ireland's foremost playwrights and novelists
7 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 219 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a new play from the author of 'The Steward of Christendom' and 'The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty', loosely based on the Charles Haughey presidency. Sebastian Barry is one of Ireland's foremost playwrights and novelists
The Inherited boundaries : younger poets of the Republic of Ireland by
Thomas McCarthy(
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8 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The engine of owl-light by
Sebastian Barry(
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8 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Andersen's English by
Sebastian Barry(
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10 editions published between 2009 and 2014 in English and held by 131 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Celebrated children's writer Hans Christian Andersen arrives, unannounced, for a stay at Gad's Hill Place in the Kent marshes -- home to Charles Dickens and his large, charismatic family. To the lonely and eccentric guest, the members of Dickens' household seem to live a life of unreachable bliss. But with his broken English, Andersen doesn't at first see the storms brewing within the family: undeclared passions, a son about to go to India, and a growing strangeness at the heart of Dickens' marriage
10 editions published between 2009 and 2014 in English and held by 131 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Celebrated children's writer Hans Christian Andersen arrives, unannounced, for a stay at Gad's Hill Place in the Kent marshes -- home to Charles Dickens and his large, charismatic family. To the lonely and eccentric guest, the members of Dickens' household seem to live a life of unreachable bliss. But with his broken English, Andersen doesn't at first see the storms brewing within the family: undeclared passions, a son about to go to India, and a growing strangeness at the heart of Dickens' marriage
Prayers of Sherkin ; Boss Grady's boys : two plays by
Sebastian Barry(
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3 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The pride of parnell street by
Sebastian Barry(
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9 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and French and held by 126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In two poignant, interweaving monologues, Janet and Joe tell the story of their lives of petty crime in Dublin, the act of violence that shattered their marriage and their long years of suffering before Joe's final redemptive act
9 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and French and held by 126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In two poignant, interweaving monologues, Janet and Joe tell the story of their lives of petty crime in Dublin, the act of violence that shattered their marriage and their long years of suffering before Joe's final redemptive act
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American Civil War (1861-1865) Aunts Barry, Sebastian, Biographical fiction Conduct of life Easter Rising (Ireland : 1916) Employees English drama English poetry English poetry--Irish authors Ex-prime ministers False memory syndrome Families Farm life Ghana Interpersonal relations Ireland Ireland--Dublin Ireland--Sligo Ireland--Sligo (County) Irish Irish American women Irish fiction Man-woman relationships Married people Memory Mentally ill Military participation--Irish Older women Physician and patient Police Political plays Protestants Psychiatric hospital patients Psychiatric hospitals Psychiatrists Psychological fiction Reminiscing Secrecy Short stories, English--Irish authors Social conditions Soldiers United Nations United States Veterans War of Independence (Ireland : 1919-1921) Women patients World War World War (1939-1945) Young men
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Alternative Names
Baris Sebastianas
Sebastian Barry drammaturgo, scrittore e poeta irlandese
Sebastian Barry irischer Dramatiker und Romanautor
Sebastian Barry Irish author
Sebastian Barry irländsk poet
Sebastian Barry irsk poet
Sebastian Barry novelë
Sebastian Barry schrijver uit Ierland
Себастьян Барри
בארי, סבסטיאן, 1955-
سيباستيان باري مؤلف أيرلندي
배리, 시배스천 1955-
塞巴斯蒂安·巴里
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