Quote by: Colm Toibin

When a book comes from the publisher and you see it for the first time... Of course it's not remotely like seeing a baby for the first time, but I can remember with each book what room I was in when I opened it. That would be excitement, though, I think. Not pride.


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Author Bio


  • NameColm Toibin
  • DescriptionIrish novelist and writer
  • BornMay 30, 1955
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionPoet; Novelist; Journalist; Writer; Playwright
  • WorksThe Heather Blazing; The Story Of The Night; The Blackwater Lightship; The Master; Brooklyn
  • AwardsCosta Book Awards; Lambda Literary Award