Sebastian Barry

«Great excitement in all quarters. Most of the pressure was taken off by the fact that Joseph O'Neill, another Irishman, was also on the longlist. I had read his book, Netherland, and found it new and miraculous. So a part of me (perhaps not the major part, but a part) was ready to cheer him on all the way.»

Sebastian Barry reflecte sobre o que foi estar nomeado para o Prémio Booker, pela obra Escritos Secretos, publicada entre nós pela Bertrand.