num_pages: 336
description: Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as "the finest book to come out of Europe this year," The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty is acclaimed Irish playwright Sebastian Barry's lyrical tale of a fugitive everyman.Sebastian Barry's latest novel,  Days Without End , is now available. For Eneas McNulty, a happy, innocent childhood in County Sligo in the early 1900s gives way to an Ireland wracked by violence and conflict. Unable to find work in the depressed times after World War I, Eneas joins the British-led police force, the Royal Irish Constabulary — a decision that alters the course of his life. Branded a traitor by Irish nationalists and pursued by IRA hitmen, Eneas is forced to flee his homeland, his family, and Viv, the woman he loves. His wandering terminates on the Isle of Dogs, a haven for sailors, where a lifetime of loss is redeemed by a final act of generosity. The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty is the story of a lost man and a compelling saga that illuminates Ireland's complex history.
language: English
title: The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty
titlecomplete: The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty (McNulty Family)
genres: Ireland, Historical, Irish Literature, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literature, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Politics
ratings_count: 2700
series: McNulty Family
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: RSL Encore Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Penguin Books