作者：（愛爾蘭）塞巴斯蒂安·巴裏（Sebastian Barry） 譯者：蘇福忠塞巴斯蒂安·巴裏（1955－），生於都柏林，畢業於都柏林三一學院，當今愛爾蘭的傑齣作傢，他於上世紀七十年代開始寫作齣版有詩集“水彩師《1983》和《華麗的城鎮》（1985），劇本《基督教教徒的管傢》（1995），長篇小說《艾尼雅思·麥剋納迪在哪裏》1998）和《安妮·鄧恩》（2002）等。《漫漫長路》於2005年入圍英國布剋奬，他的新作“秘密手稿”再度入圍2008年布剋奬《漫漫長路》2006年獲得都柏林國際影響奬2007年被推選為都柏林市“一城一書”。

With acclaimed works like "The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty," Irish author Sebastian Barry has earned a reputation as a amaster storytellera ("The Wall Street Journal"). In "A Long Long Way" he has created an unforgettable portrait of the horrors of war through the story of Willie Dunne, a young man who leaves his native Dublin in 1914 to join the Allies on the Western Front. Caught between the catastrophic violence he encounters there and the growing political tension at home over Irish independence, Willie finds himself confronting unbearable choices regarding family, patriotism, and the devotion he feels toward his regiment. A deeply affecting portrayal of personal struggle and the consequences of war, this is one of Barryas most powerful accomplishments. aBarry succeeds admirably in creating complex individuals who find themselves trapped in a brutal reality... Beautiful and soul-wrenching.a a"Los Angeles Times" aThe story grips, shocks and saddens; but most importantly refuses to be forgotten.a a"The Times" (London)