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The empty family

Paperback • 2012 • English • 1. edition

The empty family

By Colm Tóibín

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

On the heels of his bestselling and award-winning novel Brooklyn, Colm Toibin returns with a stunning collection of stories--now available in paperback--"a book that's both a perfect introduction to Toibin and, for longtime fans, a bracing pleasure" ( The Seattle Times ). Critics praised Brooklyn as a "beautifully rendered portrait of Brooklyn and provincial Ireland in the 1950s." In The Empty Family, Toibin has extended his imagination further, offering an incredible range of periods and charac...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Short stories

Book details

ISBN

9781439195963

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2012

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The empty family

Format

Paperback

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