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The Story of the Night is a Bildungsroman by Irish novelist Colm Tóibín. The novel interweaves the personal story of Richard Garay, a gay Argentinian man with an English mother, and the political history of Argentina through the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. Told entirely in the first person, the novel presents a wholly convincing ...
- Colm Tóibín
- 312 pp
- 1996
- 27 September 1996
Jul 15, 2005 · Written with grace and understatement The Story of Night is Tóibín's best work yet. From Library Journal Toibin (The Heather Blazing, LJ 2/1/93) lives in Ireland, but his newest novel successfully re-creates the turmoil and confusion of the postmilitary regime in Argentina in the early 1980s as if he had been witness.
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- Colm Toibin
Jan 1, 2001 · 2,719 ratings280 reviews. From the award-winning author of Brooklyn and The Master, a powerful, brave, and moving novel set in Argentina. In Argentina, in the time of the Generals, the streets are empty at night, and people have trained themselves not to see. Richard Garay lives with his mother, hiding his sexuality from her and from society.
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May 3, 2005 · Paperback – May 3, 2005. by Colm Toibin (Author) 4.2 216 ratings. See all formats and editions. From the award-winning author of Brooklyn and The Master, a powerful, brave, and moving novel set in Argentina. In Argentina, in the time of the Generals, the streets are empty at night, and people have trained themselves not to see.
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- Colm Tóibín
- $16.99
- Scribner
May 1, 1997 · The story's very ambiguity steadily feeds its mysteriousness and power, and Danielewski's mastery of postmodernist and cinema-derived rhetoric up the ante continuously, and stunningly. One of the most impressive excursions into the supernatural in many a year. 9. Pub Date: March 6, 2000. ISBN: 0-375-70376-4.
- Kirkus Reviews
Praise for The Story of the Night "Written in a self-reflective style that rings with honesty, bravely constructing a complex metaphor of sex and death in Argentina." —New York Times "A fine novel, remarkable for the purity of its ambitions." —Washington Post Book World "Tóibín's genius is that he makes it impossible for us to walk away."
Jun 1, 1997 · The Story of the Night: A Novel. Hardcover – June 1, 1997. Set in Argentina during the time of generals and the Falklands War, Richard Garay is forced to hide his sexuality and professional desires, yet as things in his country begin to settle, he starts taking greater risks to find his own happiness. Book recommendations, author interviews ...
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- Colm Toibin
