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Colm Tóibín FRSL ( / ˈkʌləm toʊˈbiːn / KUL-əm toh-BEEN, [1] Irish: [ˈkɔl̪ˠəmˠ t̪ˠoːˈbʲiːnʲ]; born 30 May 1955) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet. [2] [3] His first novel, The South, was published in 1990. The Blackwater Lightship was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy in 1955. He is the author of 11 novels including The Master, Brooklyn, The Testament of Mary, Nora Webster, House of Names and The Magician. His work has been shortlisted for The Booker Prize three times, has won the Costa Novel Award and the IMPAC Award.
Colm Tóibín (born May 30, 1955, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland) is one of the most widely read writers in contemporary Irish literature. He has published fiction and nonfiction, including travelogues, essays, and criticism. His best-known works include the novels The Blackwater Lightship (1999), The Master (2004), Brooklyn (2009), and ...
1 day ago · Colm Toibin’s Long Island is a brilliant, compelling, utterly human story that begs to be read and reflected upon. David Moscrop. Special to The Globe and Mail. Published 30 minutes ago.
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Long Island - Colm Tóibín. From the beloved, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author comes a spectacularly moving and intense novel of secrecy, misunderstanding, and love, the story of Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of Brooklyn, Tóibín’s most popular work twenty years later.
3 days ago · At the end of Colm Tóibín's poignant 2009 novel "Brooklyn," Eilis Lacey leaves her native Ireland to join her husband Tony in New York. Left behind is broken-hearted Jim Farrell, with whom she ...
