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Colm Tóibín FRSL (/ ˈ k ʌ l əm t oʊ ˈ b iː n / KUL-əm toh-BEEN, Irish: [ˈkɔl̪ˠəmˠ t̪ˠoːˈbʲiːnʲ]; born 30 May 1955) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet.
13 Jun 2024 · Colm Tóibín (born May 30, 1955, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland) is one of the most widely read writers in contemporary Irish literature. He has published fiction and nonfiction, including travelogues, essays, and criticism.
Colm Tóibín’s new novel, Long Island, is published on the 7th of May in the US, and on the 23rd of May in the UK and Ireland. See upcoming events for details of readings and more.
Irish novelist and journalist Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford in Ireland in 1955 and was educated at University College Dublin where he read History and English. After graduating, he lived and taught in Barcelona, a city that he later wrote about in Homage to Barcelona (1990).
Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy in 1955. He is the author of 11 novels including The Master, Brooklyn, The Testament of Mary, Nora Webster, House of Names and The Magician. His work has been shortlisted for The Booker Prize three times, has won the Costa Novel Award and the IMPAC Award.
Learn about the life and achievements of Colm Tóibín, a renowned Irish writer and professor of creative writing at Columbia. Explore his novels, short stories, essays, plays and books on other authors, such as Henry James and Oscar Wilde.
7 Mei 2024 · LONG ISLAND, by Colm Tóibín. In the early 1950s, Eilis Lacey, a fictional character, said goodbye to Enniscorthy, the real town in County Wexford, Ireland, where her creator, the novelist Colm...
