Quote by: Colm Toibin

I think fiction lends itself to messiness rather than the ideal, and plays well with the ironies surrounding what happens versus what should happen.

Colm Toibin

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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