Praise for The Temporary Gentleman "One of the best writers in the English language....[Barry's] soul-wrenching narratives and incantatory prose...are powerful canvases of the human spirit."--Marie Arana,
The Washington Post "Both fascinating and moving, and shows Sebastian Barry to be one of our finest novelists, daring, accommodating, and humane."--John Banville, Man Booker Prize-winning author of
The Sea "Barry's prose has a dreamlike quality....The raw elegance of his storytelling has its own beauty."--
Booklist "Pensive, quietly lyrical...a beautifully written story of a love lost."--
Kirkus Praise for Sebastian Barry "A deeply moving story of courage and fidelity."
--J. M. Coetzee, Nobel Prize-winning author of
Disgrace "Barry succeeds admirably in creating complex individuals who find themselves trapped in a brutal reality."--
Los Angeles Times "Sebastian Barry's handling of voice and cadence is masterly. His fictional universe is filled with life, quiet truth and exquisite intimacy; it is also fully alert to the power and irony of history. In evoking Lilly Bere, he has created a most memorable character."--Colm Tóibín, author of the Costa Novel Award-winning
Brooklyn "A story of love and loss, as Irish as the white heather and as big-hearted as America itself."--Helen Simonson, New York Times bestselling author of
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand "A marvel of empathy and tact."--Joseph O'Neill, author of the PEN/Faulkner Award winning novel
Netherland "Prose of often startling beauty."--Margot Livesey, author of
The Flight of Gemma Hardy "Language of surpassing beauty....It is like a song, with all the pulse of the Irish language."--
The New York Times "[Barry's] words have a stony allure of the Irish poets and the lyrical pull of an epic storyteller."--
The Boston Globe