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Colm Tóibín

Colm Toibin

Irish novelist and writer (born 1955).

Statements about Colm Tóibín

Place of Birth

Enniscorthy
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
County Wexford
Country
:
Ireland

Image

Instance Of

Human

Date of Birth

5/30/1955

Notable Work

The Heather Blazing
The Story of the Night
The Blackwater Lightship
The Master
Brooklyn
The Empty Family
The Testament of Mary

Country of Citizenship

Ireland

Occupation

10 items
Poet
Novelist
Journalist
Playwright
Literary Critic
Teacher
Essayist
Short Story Writer
Writer
Screenwriter

Award Received

16 items
Costa Book Awards
 (2009)
Point in Time
: 2009
Lambda Literary Award
Irish PEN Award
E. M. Forster Award
 (1995)
Point in Time
: 1995
Dublin Literary Award
 (2006)
For Work
:
The Master
Point in Time
: 2006
Encore Award
 (1993)
Point in Time
: 1993
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
 (2007)
Point in Time
: 2007
Joan B. Cendrós International Award
 (2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
The Writers' Prize
 (2022)
Point in Time
: 2022
Runciman Award
 (2018)
Point in Time
: 2018
Hawthornden Prize
 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
Bodley Medal
 (2023)
Point in Time
: 2023
AWB Vincent Literary Award
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 (2012)
For Work
:
Brooklyn
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Point in Time
: 2012
Q130553019
 (2016)
For Work
:
The Testament of Mary
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Point in Time
: 2016
Honorary Doctorate
 (10/20/2017)
Conferred By
:
The Open University
Point in Time
: 10/20/2017

Member Of

Aosdána
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Royal Society of Literature

Official Website

http://colmtoibin.com/
http://www.colmtoibin.com/

Nominated For

Dublin Literary Award
 (2001)
For Work
:
The Blackwater Lightship
Point in Time
: 2001
Booker Prize
 (1999)
For Work
:
The Blackwater Lightship
Has Characteristic
:
Booker Prize Shortlist
Point in Time
: 1999
Booker Prize
 (2004)
For Work
:
The Master
Has Characteristic
:
Booker Prize Shortlist
Point in Time
: 2004
Dublin Literary Award
 (2006)
For Work
:
The Master
Point in Time
: 2006
Booker Prize
 (2009)
For Work
:
Brooklyn
Has Characteristic
:
Booker Prize Longlist
Point in Time
: 2009
Booker Prize
 (2013)
For Work
:
The Testament of Mary
Has Characteristic
:
Booker Prize Shortlist
Point in Time
: 2013
Tony Award for Best Play
 (4/30/2013)
For Work
:
The Testament of Mary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
67th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 4/30/2013

Religion or Worldview

Catholicism

Residence

County Wexford

Educated At

University College Dublin
St Peter's College, Wexford

Influenced By

Frank O'Connor
Henry James
Ernest Hemingway
Elizabeth Bishop
D. H. Lawrence

Given Name

Colm

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Sex or Gender

Male

Family Name

Tóibín

Described by Source

Obálky Knih
URL
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Participant In

Dialogue for Catalonia

Has Works in the Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Writing Language

English

Field of Work

Journalism
Essay
Drama
Literary Activity
Prose
Poetry
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