by Sebastian Barry · Faber & Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571239610
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«The Secret Scripture» is the historical fiction novel by Sebastian Barry, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (320 pages, in English).
Roseanne McNulty, an elderly woman institutionalised in an Irish psychiatric hospital, approaches her hundredth year as the facility prepares to close. In the preceding weeks she converses with Dr Grene; the intersection of their diaries reconstructs her youth in 1930s Sligo and reveals a hidden version of Irish history.
Part of the McNulty Family series. Shortlisted for the 2008 Man Booker Prize, it also won the Costa Book of the Year and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
For book clubs and readers of literary and historical fiction with an interest in Ireland and in stories about memory and reconciliation with the past.
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".
