Colm Tóibín's Blog, page 6
May 20, 2015
COLM TÓIBÍN TALKS TO SARAH CHURCHWELL
Sun, 24/05/2015 - 11:30
Venue:
Tata Tent
Hay Festival
Wales
NORA WEBSTER AND ON ELIZABETH BISHOP
Colm Tóibín talks to Sarah Churchwell
Set in 1960s Ireland, Tóibín’s new novel Nora Webster introduces one of the most complex and captivating heroines of contemporary fiction. He discusses the book and his new study On Elizabeth Bishop. He creates a vivid picture of the American poet while also revealing how her work has helped shape his sensibility as a novelist and how her experiences of loss and exile resonate with his own.
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Hay Festival
LITERATURE OF LOSS Colm Tóibín with Claire Armitstead
Fri, 22/05/2015 - 18:00
Venue:
Shuttle bus to/from every event from Lewes train station
[Sold Out]
The literature of loss has a rich history. Colm Tóibín’s new book, Nora Webster, is infused with the grief he suffered following the death of his father, though told through the perspective of a mother. The setting is his home town in Ireland at a time of political and personal turmoil. Many of the events in the novel are autobiographical, though filtered through fiction. Colm Tóibín is a multi-award winning writer. His other books include Brooklyn (soon to be released as a film) and The Testament of Mary. Chaired by Claire Armitstead, Head of Books, Guardian and Observer.
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Charleston Festival
On Elizabeth Bishop: Colm Tóibín and Ruth Padel
Tue, 19/05/2015 - 19:00
Venue:
London Review Bookshop
In On Elizabeth Bishop novelist and essayist Colm Tóibín provides a deeply personal meditation on one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, and one who has had a powerful influence on his own work.
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London Review Bookshop
Sublime Fiction and Literary Influences with Colm Tóibín in Bath
Thu, 21/05/2015 - 20:00
Venue:
St Swithin's Church, The Paragon, Bath, BA1 5LY
Please be aware the venue for this event has now changed to St Swithin’s Church.
Colm Tóibín is a towering figure in British literature: a leading critic, an unparalleled novelist and a warm, witty and captivating speaker. He will be speaking on his two latest books, his Costa Novel Award shortlisted, Nora Webster, and his biography of Elizabeth Bishop.
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Topping and Company Booksellers
Colm Tóibín Nora Webster
Wed, 20/05/2015 - 18:30
Venue:
Palmerston Room, St John's College, St Johns Street, Cambridge, CB2 1TP
Colm Tóibín is one of our most brilliant writers: a leading critic, an unparalleled novelist and a warm, witty and captivating speaker. He will be discussing his two latest books, his Folio Prize shortlisted, Nora Webster, and his biography of Elizabeth Bishop.
Nora Webster, set in Enniscorthy, harks back to Tóibín’s much-loved novels Brooklyn and Blackwater Lightship. Tóibín’s love letter to Ireland, Nora Webster is a superbly painted portrait of personal grief against a political backdrop of an Ireland in flux.
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Cambridge Literary Festival
April 30, 2015
April 17, 2015
March 9, 2015
Thalia Book Club: Colm Tóibín Nora Webster
Mon, 09/02/2015 - 19:30
Venue:
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space
*Due to inclement weather, this event, originally scheduled for January 26, has been rescheduled for March 9.
Colm Tóibín, beloved Irish author of The Testament of Mary and Brooklyn, (now being adapted for a film starring Saoirse Ronan), in conversation about his newest novel, Nora Webster, an unforgettable portrait of an inimitable woman, her family, and the small Irish town that confines her. With Siri Hustvedt (The Blazing World). Terry Donnelly (The Irish Repertory Theatre) will read an excerpt.
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Symphony Space
Saint Jordi’s Day: An evening on Josep Pla
Thu, 23/04/2015 - 19:00
Venue:
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building,
Margaret Liebman Berger Forum
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street
New York, NY, 10018
(917) 275-6975
On April 23, Saint Jordi’s Day, Catalonians offer books and flowers to loved ones in honor of Barcelona’s patron saint. In a New York version of this tradition, Jordi Puntí and Colm Tóibín pay tribute to the great Catalan writer Josep Pla, whose books include The Gray Notebook and Life Embitters. Puntì and Tóibín will discuss Pla’s life, work, and enduring influence on Catalan and Spanish literature.
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New York Public Library
March 4, 2015
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