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Sebastian Barry reads from The Secret Scripture

Tuesday, May 5th at 7pm
at Glucksman Ireland House


Sebastian-Barry-by-Jerry-Bauer225.jpgIrish playwright and novelist, and two-time Booker Award nominee, Sebastian Barry, reads from The Secret Scripture (Penguin, 2009), the story of Roseanne, an Irish centenarian who has spent most of her adult life in the Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital, and Dr. Grene, the psychiatrist who must now prepare her for the emotional upheaval that the hospital's imminent closure will precipitate.

Introduction by Prof. John Waters.

Free admission.

In order to ensure a seat, please RSVP to 212-998-3950 (option 3) or email ireland.house@nyu.edu.

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 See a full list of Spring 2009 public events at Glucksman Ireland House NYU.

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