Out of History is the first book to appear on the work of award-winningIrish author Sebastian Barry. Barry began publishing at the early age of25, and his work represents another 25 years of short stories, poems, works for children, and most notably plays and novels. His play TheSteward of Christendom became canonical in Ireland on its firstappearance in 1995 and was absorbed into the contemporary repertoireabroad. His recent novel It's a Long Long Way has received theutmost critical attention and was nominated for the Man-Booker prize inLondon. Barry is recognized as one of Ireland's greatest living writersand his works now appear regularly on syllabuses in U.S. colleges inIrish Studies and in Drama departments