The Newer World

The Newer World Sebastian Barry

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The New York Times · 15 September 2026

‘The Newer World,’ by Sebastian Barry

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The Guardian · 8 September 2026

The Newer World by Sebastian Barry review – a near-miracle of storytelling

The third in a loose American trilogy follows the epic journey of a formerly enslaved man in the aftermath of the civil war

By Sara Collins

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Times Literary Supplement · 2 September 2026

Keeping the stars from falling

A study of freedom in the aftermath of the American Civil War

By Alice Jolly

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Literary Review · 1 September 2026

Cry Freedom

By Keith Miller

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