About Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín, born in 1955 in Enniscorthy, is one of today’s most important Irish authors. His first novel, “The South” (1990), was enthusiastically received by critics. He has won numerous honors for his works, including the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the David Cohen Prize for Literature. His publications include “The Master” (2004), a novel about Henry James, “Mothers and Sons” (short stories, 2006), “Brooklyn” (novel, 2009), “The Testament of Mary” (novel, 2012), “Lady Gregory’s Toothbrush” (essay, 2003), “Nora Webster” (novel, 2014), “House of Names” (novel, 2017) and “The Magician” (novel, 2021), for which he received the Rathbones Folio Prize in 2022. He most recently published the novel “Long Island” (2024). He was named Laureate for Irish Fiction for 2022–2024.
