May 15, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsAcclaimed writer Ian McEwan’s archive acquired The Harry Ransom Center has acquired the archive of writer Ian McEwan (b. 1948), one of the most distinguished novelists of his generation. The archive documents McEwan’s career and includes early material from his childhood and adolescence, as well as his earliest abandoned stories dating from the late-1960s and early… read more
May 13, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsSebastian Barry’s newest novel “The Temporary Gentleman” now available Sebastian Barry, whose archive resides at the Ransom Center, has written a new novel, The Temporary Gentleman, the latest of six distinct yet related books based on the characters and events of Barry’s own family. The Irish poet, novelist, and playwright is the author of the critically acclaimed play The… read more
May 8, 2014, Filed Under: AuthorsAuthor Jim Crace awarded literary prize This year, novelist Jim Crace, whose archive resides in the Ransom Center, has received an award of $150,000 for his fiction writing. Presented by Yale University, the Windham Campbell Prize is awarded to writers of fiction, nonfiction, and drama to financially support their literary endeavors.
