Colm Toibin Sees the ‘Origin of All Civil Wars’ in this Greek Tragedy
By Colm Tóibín
Read by Colm Tóibín and Jeffrey Brown
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In the new novel House of Names, one of today's leading contemporary writers looks back to the Trojan War and Greek mythology for inspiration. Colm Toibin joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss why he wanted to write a novel about a family drama in ancient Greece and the connection to civil wars in our own time.
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Summary
Summary
In the new novel House of Names, one of today's leading contemporary writers looks back to the Trojan War and Greek mythology for inspiration. Colm Toibin joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss why he wanted to write a novel about a family drama in ancient Greece and the connection to civil wars in our own time.Author
Author Bio: Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín is the multiaward–winning and New York Times bestseller author of eleven novels, including Long Island, which was an Oprah’s Book Club Pick and named a Best Book of the Year by Time, the New Yorker, Washington Post, Irish Times, London Independent, Glamour magazine, and many other major media. He has also written two story collections and several books of criticism. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University and was named the 2022–2024 Laureate for Irish Fiction by the Arts Council of Ireland. He was also awarded the Prix Femina spécial for his body of work.
Details
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| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Literary Collections |
| Runtime: | 0.10 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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