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'''Barry McCrea''' (born October |
'''Barry McCrea''' (born 15 October 1974) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] writer and academic. He grew up in [[Dalkey]], [[County Dublin]], and was educated at [[Gonzaga College]], and [[Trinity College, Dublin]] (1993–1997) where he studied French and Spanish literature. He received a Ph.D. from [[Princeton University]] in 2004. He taught Comparative Literature at [[Yale University]], where he was appointed full professor in 2012. He holds a chair in literature at the [[University of Notre Dame]] where he teaches at its campuses in Dublin and Rome. |
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His novel ''The First Verse'' was published by [[Carroll & Graf Publishers|Carroll & Graf]] in 2005. It was awarded the 2006 [[Ferro-Grumley Prize]] for fiction, and nominated for an [[American Library Association]] award. The plot explores the concept of the [[Sortes Virgilianae]]. |
His novel ''The First Verse'' was published by [[Carroll & Graf Publishers|Carroll & Graf]] in 2005. It was awarded the 2006 [[Ferro-Grumley Prize]] for fiction, and nominated for an [[American Library Association]] award. The plot explores the concept of the [[Sortes Virgilianae]]. |
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''The First Verse'' was |
''The First Verse'' was a bestseller in Spanish, published as ''Literati'' (DestinoLibro, 2006) and in German as ''Die Poeten der Nacht'' (Aufbau, 2008). |
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His book Languages of the Night won the René Wellek prize for best book of 2016. |
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*[http://www.yale.edu/complit/mccrea.html Yale faculty biography] |
*[http://www.yale.edu/complit/mccrea.html Yale faculty biography] |
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*[http://www.lrb.co.uk/v27/n21/soar01_.html Review in London Review of Books] |
*[http://www.lrb.co.uk/v27/n21/soar01_.html Review in London Review of Books] |
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*[http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2008/05/25/story33006.asp Review in Sunday Business Post] |
*[http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2008/05/25/story33006.asp Review in Sunday Business Post]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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*[http://www.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=FTWArticleVW3&article_id=1663366351&country_id=1380000138&refm=ftwHome&page_title=Latest&rf=0 Review in Financial Times] |
*[http://www.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=FTWArticleVW3&article_id=1663366351&country_id=1380000138&refm=ftwHome&page_title=Latest&rf=0 Review in Financial Times] |
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*[http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/generalfiction/0,,2291840,00.html Review in the Observer] |
*[http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/generalfiction/0,,2291840,00.html Review in the Observer] |
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Barry McCrea (born 15 October 1974) is an Irish writer and academic. He grew up in Dalkey, County Dublin, and was educated at Gonzaga College, and Trinity College, Dublin (1993–1997) where he studied French and Spanish literature. He received a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2004. He taught Comparative Literature at Yale University, where he was appointed full professor in 2012. He holds a chair in literature at the University of Notre Dame where he teaches at its campuses in Dublin and Rome.
His novel The First Verse was published by Carroll & Graf in 2005. It was awarded the 2006 Ferro-Grumley Prize for fiction, and nominated for an American Library Association award. The plot explores the concept of the Sortes Virgilianae.
The First Verse was a bestseller in Spanish, published as Literati (DestinoLibro, 2006) and in German as Die Poeten der Nacht (Aufbau, 2008).
His book Languages of the Night won the René Wellek prize for best book of 2016.
Bibliography
[edit]- The First Verse (2005)
- In the Company of Strangers: Family and Narrative in Dickens, Conan Doyle, Joyce and Proust (2011)
- Languages of the Night: Minor Languages and the Literary Imagination in 20th-Century Ireland and Europe (2015)
Further reading
[edit]- Allen Randolph, Jody. "Barry McCrea." Close to the Next Moment: Interviews from a Changing Ireland. Manchester: Carcanet, 2010.
- McKeon, Belinda. "Barry McCrea, Novelist." The Irish Times 21 Jan 2006.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Yale faculty biography
- Review in London Review of Books
- Review in Sunday Business Post[permanent dead link]
- Review in Financial Times
- Review in the Observer
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