(From KGCS)An author with roots in Ireland shares his inspirations for writing his successful fiction novels and previews a new novel on this week’s Newsmakers.
Colm Tóibín (pronounced “cuh-lem toe-bean”) is a novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, poet, and playwright. Tóibín was born in the small Irish town of Enniscorthy. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
His writing includes implementation of significant themes including Irish society, personal identity, the tradition of Catholicism, and the general strength of people, and especially women, in the world.
Tóibín, the author of Brooklyn, the story of a young Irish immigrant in Brooklyn in the 1950s, visited Missouri Southern State University for a book signing and lecture. Many classes and a book club at MSSU read Brooklyn during the fall of 2023 as part of the Ireland themed semester. He is currently publishing a second book, titled Long Island involving the same characters, that takes place decades later.
Colm Tóibín started his career as a poet and found success with his fiction writing. He has spent time not only in Ireland, but also in Spain and the United States.
Tóibín, the author of Brooklyn, the story of a young Irish immigrant in Brooklyn in the 1950s, visited Missouri Southern State University for a book signing and lecture. Many classes and a book club at MSSU read Brooklyn during the fall of 2023 as part of the Ireland themed semester. He is currently publishing a second book, titled Long Island involving the same characters, that takes place decades later.
Colm Tóibín started his career as a poet and found success with his fiction writing. He has spent time not only in Ireland, but also in Spain and the United States.
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