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ⓘ About Sebastian Barry
An Irish writer, Sebastian Barry is both a playwright and a novelist by trade, with a number of different works under his belt, and has established a name for himself over the years as one of the most critically well regarded authors of his generation. Known for his beginnings in poetry as well, he’s a highly versatile writer, with an extremely strong and recognizable voice, one which stands out among his peers and contemporaries. With a cinematic adaptation of his 2008 novel ‘The Secret Scripture’, he’s become a firm fixture on the literary scene, and an institution in his own right. Early and Personal Life Born in 1955 on the 5th of July, he was born and raised in the city of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.
All Book Series by Sebastian Barry
The Only True History of Lizzie Finn/the Steward of Christendom/White Woman Street
Book 3 of 8 · published 1996
The Suppliant Women(464)Description / Buy at AmazonThe Complete Dramatic Works
Series opener · book 1 of 59 · published 1961 Anthology · Aeschylus
Theatre for Children
Book 6 of 59 · published 1999 Anthology · David Wood - UK,Janet Grant
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
Book 14 of 59 · published 2011 Anthology · David Greig
Krapp's Last Tape and Other Shorter Plays
Book 15 of 59 · published 2012 Anthology · Samuel Beckett
Impro for Storytellers
Book 18 of 59 · published 2014 Anthology · Keith Johnstone
Shakespeare in Love
Book 19 of 59 · published 2014 Anthology · Tom Stoppard,LeeHall,Marc Norman
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour
Book 23 of 59 · published 2015 Anthology · LeeHall
Mametz: with a Welsh-language translation
Book 31 of 59 · published 2017 Anthology · Owen Sheers,Ceri Wyn Jones
My Country; A Work In Progress
Book 32 of 59 · published 2017 Anthology · Carol Ann Duffy,Rufus Norris
The Mentor
Book 33 of 59 · published 2017 Anthology · Christopher Hampton,Daniel Kehlmann
The Lie
Book 38 of 59 · published 2017 Anthology · Christopher Hampton,Florian Zeller
Christmas Eve
Book 40 of 59 · published 2017 Anthology · Christopher Hampton,Daniel Kehlmann
The Rockingham Shoot And Other Dramatic Writings
Book 45 of 59 · published 2018 Anthology · John McGahern
The Short Plays of Harold Pinter
Book 50 of 59 · published 2018 Anthology · Harold Pinter
The Height of the Storm
Book 52 of 59 · published 2018 Anthology · Christopher Hampton,Florian Zeller
A Very Very Very Dark Matter
Book 55 of 59 · published 2018 Anthology · Martin McDonagh
When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other
Book 56 of 59 · published 2019 Anthology · Martin Crimp
The Inheritance
Latest in the series · book 59 of 59 · published 2020 Anthology · Matthew Lopez
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sebastian Barry?
An Irish writer, Sebastian Barry is both a playwright and a novelist by trade, with a number of different works under his belt, and has established a name for himself over the years as one of the most critically well regarded authors of his generation. Known for his beginnings in poetry as well, he's a highly versatile writer, with an extremely strong and recognizable voice, one which stands out among his peers and contemporaries. With a cinematic adaptation of his 2008 novel 'The Secret Scripture', he's become a firm fixture on the literary scene, and an institution in his own right.
Which Sebastian Barry series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Faber Drama series, the earliest of Sebastian Barry's multi-book series: it opens with The Suppliant Women(464)Description / Buy at AmazonThe Complete Dramatic Works (1961) and runs to 59 books across 1961–2020, ending with The Inheritance (2020). Sebastian Barry's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sebastian Barry written?
Sebastian Barry has 91 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1961 and 2026. 68 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Faber Drama series with 59 books — and 23 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sebastian Barry's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sebastian Barry's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Faber Drama (1961–2020, 59 books), Dunne Family (1995–2011, 4 books) and McNulty Family (1998–2014, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are Sebastian Barry's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sebastian Barry's 91 books into 4 named series and 23 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Faber Drama (59 books, 1961–2020); Dunne Family (4 books, 1995–2011); McNulty Family (3 books, 1998–2014); Days Without End (2 books, 2016–2020).