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Colm Toibin
From the bestselling author of Brooklyn, Colm Toibin’s first collection of poetry explores travel, sexuality, religion and family.
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A New York Times Notable Book, Critic’s Top Pick, and Top Ten Book of Historical Fiction Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, NPR, Vogue, The…
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OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY TIME MAGAZINE, THE NEW YORKER, WASHINGTON POST, VULTURE, GLAMOUR, FRESH AIR, NPR…
It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate…
It is the late 1960s in Ireland. Nora Webster is living in a small town, looking after her four children, trying to rebuild her life after the death of her…
For Mary, her son has been lost to the world, and now, living in exile and in fear, she tries to piece together the memories of the events that led…
Includes a preview of Colm Toibin’s novel Nora Webster.
In the ancient town of Ephesus, Mary lives alone, years after her son’s crucifixion. She has no interest in collaborating with the authors of the Gospel - her keepers, who…
In this book, novelist Colm Toibin offers a deeply personal introduction to the work and life of one of his most important literary influences–the American poet Elizabeth Bishop. Ranging across…
A difficult and honest love story by Colm Toibin.
From the author of The Master comes a moving novel about a young immigrant in 1950’s Brooklyn who is torn between her Irish roots and the man who wins her…
From the young Pakistani immigrant who seeks some kind of permanence in a strange town to the Irish woman reluctantly returning to Dublin and discovering a city that refuses to…
From the thrilling imagination of bestselling, award-winning Colm Toibin comes this ambitious, violent and modern retelling of one of our oldest and most enduring stories.
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by LitHub and The Millions! From one of the most engaging and brilliant writers of our time comes a "not to be missed"…
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also…
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2022
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Follow Colm Toibin’s lone religious pilgrimage along the Irish border during the tumultuous summer of 1987.
This sharp and stylish biography redefines the woman George Bernard Shaw once described as ‘the greatest living Irishwoman’ - Augusta Gregory.
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A fictionalized study based on many biographical materials and family accounts of Henry James’s life, this volume ranges seamlessly from his memories of his prominent Brahmin family in the States…
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Virginia Lee
The unique selling point applying to all Insight Text Guides is the fact that Insight is the only publisher in Australia that takes the time and has the in -…
Esta novela epica narra la historia de un hombre celebre, cuya vida interior, suspicaz y reservada, sufrio siempre intensas contradicciones: Thomas Mann. Paso de un entusiasmado patriotismo a forjar una…
Traditional Chinese edition of House of Names
Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber and one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long…
Tramble T. Turner
This monograph is a serious sustained study of one of Ireland’s most important emerging literary practitioners: Colm Toibin. Professor Turner focuses on the origins of Toibin’s career, his stylistic and…
Toibin’s remarkable insights provide scholars, students, and general readers a fresh encounter with James’s well-known texts.
Daniel Loedel
An electric literary novel about a man who cannot escape his past - and role - in Argentina’s Dirty War. It comes with stunning quotes from Colm Toibin and Kamila…
Kathleen Costello-Sullivan
A study that explores the way in which Colm Toibin repeatedly identifies and disrupts the boundaries between personal and political or social histories in his fiction. It situates Toibin within…
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Colm Toibin,Colm Taoibain
Originally published in Great Britain in 1992 by Pan Books Limited –T.p. verso.
Originally published in Great Britain in 1990 by Serpent’s Tail –T.p. verso.
Colm Toibin,Colm T[ibn
The acclaimed author of the novels The South and The Blackwater Lightship presents a new collection of short stories.
Colm Toibin,Diarmaid Ferriter
A collection of documents - government papers, recipes, journalism, letters, statistics, and personal statements that offer a many-sided view of Ireland’s history.
James Joyce
With an introduction by Colm Toibin
Edith Wharton
Presents the author’s chronicle of her experience of the front lines. This book presents an inspirational testament to the strength of the human spirit at a time of adversity.
Charles Gannon
Complex, self-deprecating and private, John’s character and achievements are examined with detail garnered from information both published and in archival collections in Ireland and the UK. Recollections from those who…
A love story full of honesty and truth, Colm Toibin portrays a difficult relationship during dark times.
John Banville
The darkly compelling confession of an improbable murderer, shortlisted for the 1989 Booker Prize.
Brian Lalor
Ink-Stained Hands fulfils a considerable gap in Irish visual arts publications as the first book to present the activities of printmakers in Ireland from the end of the nineteenth century…
Amit Chaudhuri
Writer and musician Amit Chaudhuri's elegant debut novel, in which an Indian ten-year-old experiences the entirely distinct experiences of life in Bombay, where his family lives, and Calcutta, where he…
