by Sebastian Barry · Faber & Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571218004
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«A Long Long Way» is the historical novel by Sebastian Barry, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (304 pages, in English).
Willie Dunne, a young Dubliner, enlists in the British army in 1914 and experiences World War I with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. The novel portrays the camaraderie and horror of the front, and the divided loyalties of Irish soldiers after the 1916 Easter Rising, in a coming-of-age story marked by family and love.
Part of the Dunne Family series. Shortlisted for the 2005 Booker Prize; winner of the 2006 Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award.
For readers of historical fiction and war narrative, with an interest in Ireland and World War I, including book clubs.
Sebastian Barry is an Irish novelist, playwright and poet. He was named Laureate for Irish Fiction, 2018–2021. The French government named him a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2024. He is considered "one of Ireland’s most acclaimed and accomplished novelists", with "a distinctive place in contemporary Irish culture".
