A Long Long Way

Novel by Sebastian Barry
0-670-03380-4OCLC57392246
Dewey Decimal
823/.914 22LC ClassPR6052.A729 L66 2005Preceded byAnnie Dunne Followed byThe Secret Scripture 

A Long Long Way is a novel by Irish author Sebastian Barry, set during the First World War.[1]

Plot synopsis

The young protagonist Willie Dunne leaves Dublin to fight voluntarily for the Allies as a member of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, leaving behind his prospective bride Gretta and his policeman father. He is caught between the warfare playing out on foreign fields (mainly at Flanders) and that festering at home, waiting to erupt with the Easter Rising.

Reception

The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2005.[2][3]

In a 2009 US National Public Radio interview, author R. L. Stine stated that A Long Long Way was one of the most beautifully written books he had ever read, and gave copies of the novel to friends and family to read.[4]

References

  1. ^ Harvey, Giles (2023-03-20). "The Accursed Brilliance of Sebastian Barry". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  2. ^ The Man Booker Prize Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Smith, Dinitia (2008-06-23). "Old Battles Are Burnished by Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  4. ^ R.L., Stine (16 March 2009). "Irish At War: Poetic Prose In 'A Long Long Way'". Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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Works by Sebastian Barry
Plays
  • Boss Grady's Boys (1988)
  • Prayer's of Sherkin (1990)
  • White Woman Street (1992)
  • The Only True History of Lizzie Finn (1995)
  • The Steward of Christendom (1995)
  • Our Lady of Sligo (1998)
  • Hinterland (2002)
  • Fred and Jane (2002)
  • Whistling Psyche (2004)
  • The Pride of Parnell Street (2007)
  • Dallas Sweetman (2008)
  • Tales of Ballycumber (2009)
  • Andersen's English (2010)
Novels
  • The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty (1998)
  • Annie Dunne (2002)
  • A Long Long Way (2005)
  • The Secret Scripture (2008)
  • On Canaan's Side (2011)
  • The Temporary Gentleman (2015)
  • Days Without End (2016)
Poetry
  • The Water-Colourist (1983)
  • Fanny Hawke Goes to the Mainland Forever (1989)


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