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The News from Dublin
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The instant Sunday Times besteller
'The work of a writer who has once again demonstrated complete command of his craft' - The Irish Times
'Short stories to astonish and delight' Financial Times 'Tales of quiet power' The Guardian
In The News from Dublin, a beautiful collection of short stories from the bestselling author of Brooklyn and Long Island, Colm Tóibìn 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 by crimes he has committed. A man goes to Dublin from Enniscorthy to implore the Minister for Health for a special favour. A young woman is pregnant during the Spanish Civil War. An undocumented worker finds himself living an illegal life and must leave San Francisco, and his child, after thirty years in America. Three sisters who have been living in Argentina decide to return to Catalonia.
'Tóibìn is the consummate cartographer of the private self, summoning with restrained acuity (and a delicious streak of sly humour) the thoughts his characters struggle to find words for' - Clare Clark, Guardian
- About The Author
- Colm Tóibìn is the author of eleven novels, including The Master, Brooklyn and its sequel Long Island, and The Magician, and three collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Tóibìn was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781035030736
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Picador, (26 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 252
- Weight
- 384 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 228 x 145 x 26 mm
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