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'''Barry McCrea''' (born October 15, 1974) is an [[Ireland|Irish]] writer and academic. He grew up in [[Dalkey]], [[Co. Dublin]], and was educated at the [[Jesuit]] [[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, and currently teaches Comparative Literature at [[Yale University]]. |
'''Barry McCrea''' (born October 15, 1974) is an [[Ireland|Irish]] writer and academic. He grew up in [[Dalkey]], [[Co. Dublin]], and was educated at the [[Jesuit]] [[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, and currently teaches Comparative Literature at [[Yale University]]. |
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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 lesbian and gay 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 published in Spanish as "Literati" (DestinoLibro, 2006) and in German as "Die Poeten der Nacht" (Aufbau, 2008). |
''The First Verse'' was published in Spanish as "Literati" (DestinoLibro, 2006) and in German as "Die Poeten der Nacht" (Aufbau, 2008). |
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Barry McCrea (born October 15, 1974) is an Irish writer and academic. He grew up in Dalkey, Co. Dublin, and was educated at the Jesuit 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, and currently teaches Comparative Literature at Yale University.
His novel The First Verse was published by Carroll & Graf in 2005. It was awarded the 2006 Ferro-Grumley prize for lesbian and gay fiction, and nominated for an American Library Association award. The plot explores the concept of the Sortes Virgilianae.
The First Verse was published in Spanish as "Literati" (DestinoLibro, 2006) and in German as "Die Poeten der Nacht" (Aufbau, 2008).
Bibliography
- The First Verse (2005)
External links
- Yale faculty biography
- Review in London Review of Books
- Review in Sunday Business Post
- Review in Financial Times
- Review in the Observer
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