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One of Ireland’s Greatest Living Writers Hits Another Home Run With ‘Nora Webster’
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One of Ireland’s Greatest Living Writers Hits Another Home Run With ‘Nora Webster’

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Dan Barrett
/ 22 December 2014
Colm Toibin's latest literary outing is like a complex Persian rug: the reader must work to notice and appreciate the patterns.
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The Protagonist in ‘Necessary Errors’ Can’t Write, but He’s Pretty Good at Getting Laid

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Dan Barrett
/ 14 October 2013
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Keeping the Faith: Colm Toibin’s ‘New Ways to Kill Your Mother’

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Dan Barrett
/ 16 July 2012
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Sex and Other Mysteries in ‘The Empty Family’

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Dan Barrett
/ 13 February 2011
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The Journey Home

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Kieran Curran
/ 20 July 2008

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