Brooklyn by Colm Toibin (English) Paperback Book

Description: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin, Colm Taoibain Includes a preview of Colm Toibins novel Nora Webster. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Colm Tóibíns New York Times bestselling novel--also an acclaimed film starring Saoirse Ronan and Jim Broadbent nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture--is "a moving, deeply satisfying read" (Entertainment Weekly) about a young Irish immigrant in Brooklyn in the early 1950s. "One of the most unforgettable characters in contemporary literature" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the hard years following World War Two. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America, she decides she must go, leaving her fragile mother and her charismatic sister behind. Eilis finds work in a department store on Fulton Street, and when she least expects it, finds love. Tony, who loves the Dodgers and his big Italian family, slowly wins her over with patient charm. But just as Eilis begins to fall in love, devastating news from Ireland threatens the promise of her future. Author "Colm Tóibín...is his generations most gifted writer of loves complicated, contradictory power" (Los Angeles Times). "Written with mesmerizing power and skill" (The Boston Globe), Brooklyn is a "triumph...One of those magically quiet novels that sneak up on readers and capture their imaginations" (USA TODAY). Author Biography Colm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including Long Island, an Oprahs Book Club Pick; The Magician, winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize; The Master, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; Brooklyn, winner of the Costa Book Award; The Testament of Mary; and Nora Webster; as well as two story collections and several books of criticism. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University and has been named as the Laureate for Irish Fiction for 2022-2024 by the Arts Council of Ireland. Three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Tóibín lives in Dublin and New York. Review "[A] triumph... One of those magically quiet novels that sneak up on readers and capture their imaginations."-- "USA Today""A classical coming-of-age story, pure, unsensationalized, quietly profound... There are no antagonists in this novel, no psychodramas, no angst. There is only the sound of a young woman slowly and deliberately stepping into herself, learning to make and stand behind her choices, finding herself."-- "Pam Houston, O, the Oprah Magazine""Reading Tóibín is like watching an artist paint one small stroke after another until suddenly the finished picture emerges to shattering effect.... Brooklyn stands comparison with Henry Jamess The Portrait of a Lady."-- "The Times Literary Supplement (U.K.)""Tóibín ... [is] his generations most gifted writer of loves complicated, contradictory power."-- "Floyd Skoot, Los Angeles Times" Review Quote "Tóibín … [is] his generations most gifted writer of loves complicated, contradictory power." Details ISBN1501106473 Author Colm Taoibain Publisher Scribner Book Company Edition Description Media Tie-In Language English ISBN-10 1501106473 ISBN-13 9781501106477 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 823.914 Residence Dublin, IE Birth 1955 Pages 288 Short Title BROOKLYN M/TV Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-09-08 UK Release Date 2015-09-08 Imprint Scribner Book Company Audience General Series Eilis Lacey We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:95077548;

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