From a Low and Quiet Sea
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From a Low and Quiet Sea is a novel written by Irish novelist Donal Ryan. It was first published in 2018 by Penguin Random House.[1][2][3] It was longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize.[4] In 2021, a French translation was awarded the Prix Jean Monnet de Littérature Européene.[5]
The novel focuses on three men dealing with loss: a Syrian doctor named Farouk fleeing from war, a young Irish bus driver named Lampy dealing with heartbreak and a terminally ill former lobbylist named John seeking forgiveness for his past choices.[6]
