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The Story of the Night
Colm Toibin
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Description for The Story of the Night
Paperback. A brave and remarkable novel, the impact of which no reader will shed' Dermot Bolger, Sunday Independent Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
A love story full of honesty and truth, Colm Tóibín portrays a difficult relationship during dark times. Richard Garay lives alone with his mother, hiding his sexuality from her and from those around him. Stifled by a job he despises, he finds himself willing to take considerable risks. Set in Argentina in a time of great change, The Story of the Night is a powerful and moving novel about a man who, as the Falklands War is fought and lost, finds his own way to emerge into the world. 'A brave and remarkable novel, the impact of ... Read more
A love story full of honesty and truth, Colm Tóibín portrays a difficult relationship during dark times. Richard Garay lives alone with his mother, hiding his sexuality from her and from those around him. Stifled by a job he despises, he finds himself willing to take considerable risks. Set in Argentina in a time of great change, The Story of the Night is a powerful and moving novel about a man who, as the Falklands War is fought and lost, finds his own way to emerge into the world. 'A brave and remarkable novel, the impact of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Picador USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
229 g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330340182
SKU
V9780330340182
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Ref
99-5
About Colm Toibin
Colm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of several novels, including Brooklyn, the 2009 Costa Novel of the Year, The Master, which was shortlisted for the 2004 Man Booker Prize and winner of the LA Times Book Prize and the IMPAC Book Award, and The Blackwater Lightship, which was shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize ... Read more
Reviews for The Story of the Night
A brave and remarkable novel, the impact of which no reader will shed.
Dermot Bolger
Sunday Independent
The Story of the Night is, in the end, a love story of the most serious and difficult kind. Tóibín has told it with profound artistry and truth.
Tobias Wolff Nobody before Tóibín has made such honesty stand so ... Read more
Dermot Bolger
Sunday Independent
The Story of the Night is, in the end, a love story of the most serious and difficult kind. Tóibín has told it with profound artistry and truth.
Tobias Wolff Nobody before Tóibín has made such honesty stand so ... Read more