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A Long Long Way

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ISBN13: 9780143035091
ISBN10: 0143035096
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Praised as a “master storyteller” (The Wall Street Journal) and hailed for his “flawless use of language” (Boston Herald), Irish author and playwright Sebastian Barry has created a powerful new novel about divided loyalties and the realities of war.

In 1914, Willie Dunne, barely eighteen years old, leaves behind Dublin, his family, and the girl he plans to marry in order to enlist in the Allied forces and face the Germans on the Western Front. Once there, he encounters a horror of violence and gore he could not have imagined and sustains his spirit with only the words on the pages from home and the camaraderie of the mud-covered Irish boys who fight and die by his side.  Dimly aware of the political tensions that have grown in Ireland in his absence, Willie returns on leave to find a world split and ravaged by forces closer to home. Despite the comfort he finds with his family, he knows he must rejoin his regiment and fight until the end. With grace and power, Sebastian Barry vividly renders Willie’s personal struggle as well as the overwhelming consequences of war.

 

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With acclaimed works like The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, Irish author Sebastian Barry has earned a reputation as a“master storytelle” (The Wall Street Journal). In A Long Long Way he has created an unforgettable portrait of the horrors of war through the story of Willie Dunne, a young man who leaves his native Dublin in 1914 to join the Allies on the Western Front. Caught between the catastrophic violence he encounters there and the growing political tension at home over Irish independence, Willie finds himself confronting unbearable choices regarding family, patriotism, and the devotion he feels toward his regiment. A deeply affecting portrayal of personal struggle and the consequences of war, this is one of Barr‛s most powerful accomplishments.

“Barry succeeds admirably in creating complex individuals who find themselves trapped in a brutal reality... Beautiful and soul-wrenching” —Los Angeles Times

“The story grips, shocks and saddens; but most importantly refuses to be forgotten” —The Times (London)

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Readers meet Willie Dunne when he is still a gifted boy growing up in Dublin and follow him--through a diary and letters home--into battle during World War II where he must shoulder the unending internal damages of the war along with the hatred of his own countrymen for fighting for Britain.

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Sebastian Barry is a novelist and author of the award-winning play The Steward of Christendom.

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franbill, January 1, 2012 (view all comments by franbill)
Not only is the story gripping, but the writing is absolutely superb.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780143035091
Author:
Barry, Sebastian
Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Young men
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918
Subject:
War & Military
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
War stories
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Publication Date:
20050908
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
7.86x5.18x.59 in. .46 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18

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"Synopsis" by , With acclaimed works like The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, Irish author Sebastian Barry has earned a reputation as a“master storytelle” (The Wall Street Journal). In A Long Long Way he has created an unforgettable portrait of the horrors of war through the story of Willie Dunne, a young man who leaves his native Dublin in 1914 to join the Allies on the Western Front. Caught between the catastrophic violence he encounters there and the growing political tension at home over Irish independence, Willie finds himself confronting unbearable choices regarding family, patriotism, and the devotion he feels toward his regiment. A deeply affecting portrayal of personal struggle and the consequences of war, this is one of Barr‛s most powerful accomplishments.

“Barry succeeds admirably in creating complex individuals who find themselves trapped in a brutal reality... Beautiful and soul-wrenching” —Los Angeles Times

“The story grips, shocks and saddens; but most importantly refuses to be forgotten” —The Times (London)

"Synopsis" by , Readers meet Willie Dunne when he is still a gifted boy growing up in Dublin and follow him--through a diary and letters home--into battle during World War II where he must shoulder the unending internal damages of the war along with the hatred of his own countrymen for fighting for Britain.

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