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 13, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsL.A. theater company resurrects deleted monologue in Sebastian Barry’s “The Steward of Christendom” Sebastian Barry’s play The Steward of Christendom tells the story of Irishman Thomas Dunne, the former chief of the Dublin Metropolitan Police who is now confined to an asylum. He reminisces about his personal and professional life, going back and forth between lucidity and seeming incoherence. A Roman Catholic still… read more
May 1, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsIain Sinclair traces steps of literary heroes of the Beat Generation in new book Writer, documentarian, and Londoner Iain Sinclair, whose archive resides at the Ransom Center, has written a new book, American Smoke: Journeys to the End of the Light. Sinclair visited The University of Texas at Austin in 2010 while preparing for his previous project, Ghost Milk: Recent Adventures Among the Future… read more
