Stephen Sackur & Colm Tóibín , The Interview

Irish Author - Colm Tóibín

21 Aug 2015 • 23 min • EN
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Colm Tóibín is an Irish writer whose intense, lyrical novels have won him awards, acclaim and most importantly millions of readers around the world. Colm Tóibín isn't so much a flamboyant storyteller; he's more an acute observer of character and the deepest human feelings. There are recurring themes in his work - loss, mourning, sexual repression and exile which might suggest a dark, brooding presence - but how close is that to the real Colm Tóibín? (Photo: Colm Tóibín. Credit: Ulf Andersen/Getty Images)

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