Multi-award-winning novelist and critic Colm Toibin discusses his life and work. Born in Ireland in 1955, Toibin is the author of five novels, including two shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize The Blackwater Lightship and The Master. His most recent novel Brooklyn won the prestigious 2009 Costa Novel Award. His non-fiction includes Bad Blood, Homage to Barcelona, The Sign of the Cross, and Love in a Dark Time.
Featuring
Featuring
Colm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of ten novels including The Master, Brooklyn, The Testament of Mary and Nora Webster. His work has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times, has won the Costa Novel Award and the International Dublin Literary Award. He has als... Read more
Watch, Listen, Read
Listen
Origin of You: Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 and Sui Zhen
Watch
Jane Smiley in Conversation
Listen
Richard Flanagan: Question 7
Watch
In Conversation with Fern Brady: Strong Female Character
Watch
Mind Over Machine: AI, Creativity, Humanities, and the Arts
Listen