| The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty Contributor(s): Barry, Sebastian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140280189 ISBN-13: 9780140280180 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1999 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Unable to find work in a depressed Ireland after World War I, Eneas McNulty joins the British-led police force, the Royal Irish Constabulary--a decision that alters the course of his life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Sagas |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00265363 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.07" W x 7.77" (0.50 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as the finest book to come out of Europe this year, The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty is acclaimed Irish playwright Sebastian Barry's lyrical tale of a fugitive everyman. Sebastian Barry's latest novel, Days Without End, is now available. For Eneas McNulty, a happy, innocent childhood in County Sligo in the early 1900s gives way to an Ireland wracked by violence and conflict. Unable to find work in the depressed times after World War I, Eneas joins the British-led police force, the Royal Irish Constabulary--a decision that alters the course of his life. Branded a traitor by Irish nationalists and pursued by IRA hitmen, Eneas is forced to flee his homeland, his family, and Viv, the woman he loves. His wandering terminates on the Isle of Dogs, a haven for sailors, where a lifetime of loss is redeemed by a final act of generosity. The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty is the story of a lost man and a compelling saga that illuminates Ireland's complex history. |