What makes short stories so compelling? In this conversation, authors Colm Tóibín and Ruth Ozeki come together to reflect on their new collections and on what draws them to short form at this stage in their writing lives. Tóibín’s ‘The News from Dublin’ returns to themes of memory, place and inner life with his characteristic […]
The News from Dublin comes to Dublin… A master of understated emotions, the bestselling author of Brooklyn and Long Island returns to ILFD with a beautiful new collection of short stories. “A subtle, intelligent and deeply felt writer.” Guardian A woman in Galway hears of the death of her son in the First World War. An Irishman seeks anonymity in […]
Award-winning Irish writer Colm Tóibín will be at Kennys Bookshop on May 25th, joining Tomás Kenny in conversation about The News From Dublin. Tickets for this event are free but are limited, and you can book below. Colm Tóibín, one of Ireland’s most celebrated writers, is the author of 11 novels, including The Master, Brooklyn and The Magician. A three-time […]
The News from Dublin: The Acclaimed Author’s New Stories An unmissable opportunity for literature lovers to hear from one of this generation’s most celebrated writers. Colm Tóibín talks about his new short story collection, The News from Dublin, with the Times Literary Supplement’s politics and fiction editor Toby Lichtig. Transporting us across continents and eras, the collection […]
In The News from Dublin, Colm Tóibín delves into the days and nights of those living far from home: lives of great longing, at a great distance from past lives and past selves. A woman in Galway hears of the death of her son in the First World War. An Irishman seeks anonymity in Barcelona, haunted […]
Colm Tóibín is widely acclaimed for the emotional restraint and quiet power of his prose. His writing explores exile, abandonment, loss and denial, the things that go unspoken and the feelings not acted upon. His novels include Nora Webster; Brooklyn, which was turned into a film starring Saoirse Ronan; and its sequel, Long Island, both telling the story of a […]