作者：（爱尔兰）塞巴斯蒂安·巴里（Sebastian Barry） 译者：苏福忠塞巴斯蒂安·巴里（1955－），生于都柏林，毕业于都柏林三一学院，当今爱尔兰的杰出作家，他于上世纪七十年代开始写作出版有诗集“水彩师《1983》和《华丽的城镇》（1985），剧本《基督教教徒的管家》（1995），长篇小说《艾尼雅思·麦克纳迪在哪里》1998）和《安妮·邓恩》（2002）等。《漫漫长路》于2005年入围英国布克奖，他的新作“秘密手稿”再度入围2008年布克奖《漫漫长路》2006年获得都柏林国际影响奖2007年被推选为都柏林市“一城一书”。

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)