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Fiction: Long Island by Colm Tóibín – The sequel to Brooklyn is a masterclass in subtlety and intelligence

Fiction: Long Island by Colm Tóibín – The sequel to Brooklyn is a masterclass in subtlety and intelligence | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.theguardian.com - May 25, 6:46 AM
This follow-up, set 20 years on, kicks off with a marriage in crisis and skilfully conveys how blind we are to our own motivations...
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Fiction: Colm Tóibín’s ‘House of Names’ gives voice to a furious mother

Fiction: Colm Tóibín’s ‘House of Names’ gives voice to a furious mother | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.washingtonpost.com - May 5, 2017 9:33 AM
After murdering Agamemnon, Clytemnestra struggles to maintain her rule.

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Profile: Colm Tóibín, award-winning novelist, on the follow-up to his bestselling novel, Brooklyn, being blanked at the Oscars and the joys of giving up drinking

Profile: Colm Tóibín, award-winning novelist, on the follow-up to his bestselling novel, Brooklyn, being blanked at the Oscars and the joys of giving up drinking | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.theguardian.com - May 11, 4:15 AM
The Irish author on the follow-up to his bestselling novel, being blanked at the Oscars and the joys of giving up drinking
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Writers of the world call for end to mass online surveillance-Roddy Doyle, Colum McCann and Colm Tóibín among 560 signatories to international appeal

Writers of the world call for end to mass online surveillance-Roddy Doyle, Colum McCann and Colm Tóibín among 560 signatories to international appeal | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.irishtimes.com - December 10, 2013 4:24 PM
Roddy Doyle, Colum McCann and Colm Tóibín among 560 signatories to international appeal

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