Hinterland by Sebastian Barry

Hinterland by Sebastian Barry

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Summary

Johnny Silvester is a retired Prime Minister of the Republic. His wife is on her way to the country to see her cousin, but Johnny stays behind to speak to a student for her history PhD. Over the weekend old, domestic wounds are re-opened, and Johnny's integrity in office is finally challenged.

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Hinterland by Sebastian Barry

A new play from the author of The Steward of Christendom, loosely based on the Charles Haughey Presidency. Johnny Silvester, from Derry, a successful but now retired Prime Minister of the Republic, lives in some opulence just outside Dublin. Daisy, his wife, is on her way to the country to see her cousin for the weekend but Johnny is staying at home to speak to a student coming to question him for her history PhD. In the course of the weekend, old domestic wounds are re-opened and Johnny's integrity in office is finally challenged.
Sebastian Barry is one of Ireland's foremost playwrights and novelists, author of The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty and The Steward of Christendom. He lives in Dublin.
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ISBN 13 9780571210039
ISBN 10 0571210031
Title Hinterland
Author Sebastian Barry
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2002-02-04
Number of pages 112
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