About this episode

This episode celebrates the 12th anniversary of the podcast with a focus on the works and achievements of author Sebastian Barry.

Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His plays include of Boss Grady’s Boys, The Steward of Christendom, Our Lady of Sligo, The Pride Parnell Street, and Dallas Sweetman. His novels include The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, Annie Dunne, A Long Long Way, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Secret Scripture, which was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize, On Canaan’s Side, The Temporary Gentleman, Days Without End, A Thousand Moons, and Old God’s Time. He has also published three collections of poetry. He is the recipient of the Irish-America Fund Literary Award, The Christopher Ewart-Biggs Prize, the London Critics Circle Award, The Kerry Group Irish Fiction Prize, and Costa Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year. He lives in Wicklow with his family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Sebastian Barry

Topics covered

• literature
• writing
• poetry
• theater
• Irish authors

Keywords

• Dublin
• Booker Prize
• Irish-America Fund Literary Award
• Costa Awards
• poetry collections

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: First Draft, Boss Grady’s Boys, The Steward of Christendom, Our Lady of Sligo, The Pride Parnell Street, The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, Annie Dunne, A Long Long Way, the Booker Prize, The Secret Scripture

Places: Dublin, Wicklow

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