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Colm T贸ib铆n - Author

Stephen Sackur speaks to Colm Toibin, an Irish writer whose intense, lyrical novels have won him awards, acclaim and millions of readers around the world.

Stephen Sackur speaks to an Irish writer whose intense, lyrical novels have won him awards, acclaim and millions of readers around the world. Colm T贸ib铆n isn't so much a flamboyant storyteller, he is more an acute observer of character and the deepest human feelings. There are recurring themes in his work of loss, mourning and exile which might suggest a dark, brooding presence - but how close is that to the real Colm T贸ib铆n?

30 minutes

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Interviewer Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Colm Toibin

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