Sebastian Barry

Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1955. His mature literary style, for which he is particularly well-known, has established him as one of the world’s most distinguished writers. He has been shortlisted twice for the Booker Prize for the novels Far, Far Away (Polis, 2007) and The Secret Scripture (Kastaniotis, 2009), the latter having won the 2008 Costa Book of the Year and James Tait Black Memorial awards. In 2011, his book To the Land of Canaan (Kastaniotis, 2011) was on the longlist for the Booker Prize. His novel Days Without End (Ikaros, 2018) was honoured with the 2016 Costa Book Award for Novel, the 2016 Costa Book of the Year and the 2017 Walter Scott Prize. Furthermore, it was shortlisted for the 2017 Booker Prize, the 2017 HWA Endeavour Ink Gold Crown and the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction. In February 2018, Sebastian Barry was honoured with the highest distinction in Irish literature (Laureate for Irish Fiction). Ikaros Publications has also released his novel A Thousand Moons (2020), the sequel to Days Without End.