Writer, Colm Tóibín
The award winning writer, Colm Tóibín, talks to Stephen Sackur.
The Interview · BBC World Service
December 23, 201523m 25s
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Show Notes
Colm Tóibín is an Irish writer whose intense, lyrical novels have won him awards, acclaim and most importantly millions of readers around the world. There are recurring themes in his work - loss, mourning, exile which might suggest a dark, brooding presence. Stephen Sackur asks how close that is to the real Colm Tóibín?
(Photo: Colm Tóibín in the Hardtalk studio)