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A Long Long Way
AN IRISH TIMES BEST IRISH BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY
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A Long Long Way
The powerful and moving First World War novel, shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize.
A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry - shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2005 - is an epic and moving story of one man's war.
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Told in Sebastian Barry's characteristically beautiful prose, A Long Long Way evokes the camaraderie and humour of Willie and his regiment, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, but also the cruelty and sadness of war, and the divided loyalties that many Irish soldiers felt.
Tracing their experiences through the course of the war, the narrative brilliantly explores and dramatises the events of the Easter Rising within Ireland, and how such a seminal political moment came to affect those boys off fighting for the King of England on foreign fields— the paralysing doubts and divisions it caused them.
It also charts Willie's coming of age, his leaving behind of his sweetheart Gretta, and the effect the war has on his relationship with his father, a member of the Dublin Military Police and fervent loyalist.
Running throughout is the question of how such young men came to be fighting in a war, and how they struggled with the events that raged around them.
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A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry is highly praised for its gripping and unforgettable narrative, vividly depicting the harrowing realities of war. It is lauded as a remarkable achievement, comparable to the great war testimonies by poets like Owen and Sassoon, and includes a deeply moving exploration of courage and loyalty.
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ISBN: 9780571218011
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 April 2006
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 247g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His novels include The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty (1998), Annie Dunne (2002), A Long Long Way (2005) and The Secret Scripture (2008). A Long Long Way, which was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Dublin International Impac Prize, was the Dublin: One City One Book choice for 2007. The Secret Scripture won several awards. It was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He lives in Wicklow with his wife and three children.
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