Author Sebastian Barry: 'I didn't read or write properly until I was seven or eight'

Culture That Made Me: Sebastian Barry's influences, from Joseph Conrad to Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, The celebrated author's selections also included Upstairs Downstairs, CS Forester and Harold Pinter
Author Sebastian Barry: 'I didn't read or write properly until I was seven or eight'

Sebastian Barry.Ā 

Sebastian Barry, 65, is Laureate for Irish Fiction 2018-2021. He grew up in Monkstown, Dublin.Ā 

His mother, Joan O’Hara, was one of the most notable Irish stage actors of her generation and a cast member of Fair City.Ā 

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