Colm Tóibín

«Libro del año» según The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Sunday Times y The Observer Novela sobre la fatalidad, el exilio, el amor o la familia, Brooklyn es una historia para siempre, dueña de un

The Master es la inimitable mirada de un espléndido escritor, Colm Tóibín, a la vida de uno de los artistas más emblemáticos: Henry James. Podemos imaginarlo por las calles de Londres, intentando buscar consuelo al fracaso de su obra teatral. Mas tarde lo vemos caminar por Venecia, cruzando puentes para ir a una recepcion fastuosa y aburrida, o rastreando en las aguas de la laguna para dar con las prendas de una amiga que decidio despedirse de la vida. Luego lo encontramos en el estudio de su casa de campo en Rye, cruzando de arriba abajo la habitacion en busca de la palabra adecuada, dejando que las letras serpenteen por el folio hasta que el parrafo entero galope. Henry James esta vivo y es nuestro gracias al talento de Colm Toibin: aqui se despliega y respira el retrato de un hombre que habia nacido en Estados Unidos pero hizo suya Europa, y alli vivio sus miedos, sus dudas antes de aceptar la felicidad, y la busqueda obsesiva de una escritura limpia y honda. Henry James y Colm Toibin: dos genios juntos en una sola novela, mas alla del tiempo y del lugar que les toco en suerte.Reseñas:Tengo subrayadas casi todas las paginas de sus obras maestras.Pedro Almodovar Una novela audaz, profunda y escandalosamente inteligente.The Guardian Este es un libro audaz, profundo y maravillosamente inteligente.Hermione Lee, The Guardian Indudablemente,esta es una obra de un novelista de primera linea Daniel Mendelsohn, New York Review of Books The Master, una encantadora ficcion historica que nos lleva a la personalidad detras de aquellos grandes relatos como Retrato de una dama.Mi Revista Uno empieza The Master y ya esta en la conciencia de Henry James, y la mezcla de opacidad y transparencia que percibe tal vez se parezca mucho a la que el propio James sentia hacia si mismo, perpetuamente revelandose y escondiendose en sus veladoras de palabras, en sus historias en las que las cosas se dicen y al mismo tiempo no se dicen y la verdad ultima sobre los personajes o sus destinos queda inaccesible al otro lado de un umbral que no cruzaremos, aunque la puerta este entornada.Antonio Muñoz Molina, El Pais El gran merito del libro de Toibin es que no nos acerca tanto a la vida de Henry James como a sus pensamientos, enfrentandolos a los acontecimientos de su vida.Pablo Martinez Zarracina, Sur Aunando la sutileza con la hondura psicologica y con una admirable destreza para construir una narracion muy fluida en su desarrollo, Toibin reconstruye el trazado de un personaje complejo como Henry James.Ysabel M, Anika entre libros

Una espléndida interpretación de la Orestíada de Esquilo, por el autor de Brooklyn y Nora Webster. Colm Tóibín retoma la única obra conservada del teatro griego antiguo y la revisa con maravillosa sensibilidad, centrandose en la historia de Clitemnestra, una mujer audaz, capaz de usar los instintos mas lujuriosos para orquestar tu venganza y defender su rol de madre.Reseña:[...] Lo que logra Toibin es que la lectura de la novela sea tan ligera como profunda. O tan suave en la forma como calado deja en el lector. Haya leido el clasico teatral en que se apoya o no.Pedro Bosqued, Heraldo de Aragon Esta novela es una puesta en valor de hombres y mujeres que aun parecen respirar delante de nosotros despues de miles de años.The Washington Post Uno de los mejores escritores irlandeses de nuestro tiempo realiza una esplendida interpretacion de la Orestiada de Esquilo.Revista Mia[...] Libro nuevo hecho con material antiguo, escrito con un estilo preciso y sutil, que nos atrapa desde la primera linea.Gara-Zazpika La novela nos propone una recreacion realista y angustiosa del mito tragico, de potente impacto emotivo y en un estilo que no es teatral ni epico, pero si vivaz, algo que conserva muy bien la excelente traduccion española.Carlos Garcia Gual, Revista de Libros

Una extraordinaria novela corta de uno de los grandes novelistas anglosajones de nuestros días. En este relato sobrecogedor Colm Tóibín da voz a María, una mujer desgarrada que, tras la violenta muerte de Jesus, rememora los extraños y convulsos acontecimientos que le han tocado en suerte. Aqui quien habla no es virgen ni diosa, sino una madre judia, ciudadana de un extremo del imperio romano donde aun alientan ritos helenicos, convencida de que su hijo se ha dejado corromper por nefastas influencias politicas. Sola y exiliada, nostalgica de su marido y de una epoca de calma y seguridad que de pronto quedo destruida por la implicacion de Jesus en disturbios, aparentes sanaciones milagrosas y confabulaciones que acabaron con la crucifixion del hombre que habia llevado en sus entrañas, Maria recuerda y habla. Con extraordinario virtuosismo y admirable capacidad dramatica, Colm Toibin compone a lo largo de estas paginas un verdadero stabat mater contemporaneo, lleno de luz y dolor, un lamento que nace de la tradicion y llega hasta nuestros dias.Una aproximacion a la vida de Maria desde una perspectiva exclusivamente humana.Jose Antonio Gurpegui, El Cultural Un climax provocativo tan espiritualmente profundo como la sinceridad de su prosa. [...] Una obra impregnada de misterio y asombro.Kirkus Reviews Unanovela exquisita. [...] Toibin aporta una intimidad sorprendente en una historia mundialmente conocida.The New Yorker Un logro monumental [...] Una exploracion tierna y desgarradora del duelo de una madre; una obra ardiente y deslumbrante.Leyla Sanai, The IndependentUna obra impecable, emocionante, conmovedora y aterradora.Linda Grant, The New Statesman Dramatico y poetico. [...] Una historia poderosa y devastadora.Ron Charles, The Washington Post Hermosa, discreta, poderosa y triste: Toibin da a la madre de Jesus la oportunidad de hablar y ella aprovecha para arrojar a un lado el velo azul de la Virgen para volverse total y gloriosamente humana.Annalisa Quinn, NPRUn libro importante y persuasivo: la Maria cansada de Toibin, esceptica y rencorosa, se antoja mucho mas real que la santa virgen perpetua de la leyenda. Toibin es ademas un escritor maravilloso: como siempre, su prosa lirica y conmovedora es el verdadero milagro.Naomi Alderman, ObserverToibin aplica una crueldad joyceana. [...] Imaginarse a si mismo en la cabeza de Maria es su salto mas audaz hasta ahora.Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books Magistral, cautivadora y profundamente inteligente.Robert Collins, Sunday TimesUn profundo -y a ratos doloroso- retrato humano de Maria que desgarra las tunicas de rojo y azul que la envuelven en pinturas y esculturas.Michael O'Loughlin, America Magazine Un libro poderoso y sincero.Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal Un libro fascinante y sorprende, escrito con mucho respeto.Jeff Giles, Entertainment WeeklyTan hermosa en su presentacion como provocativa en su intencion.Booklist Maria, silenciosa, obediente, observadora, ha cimentado durante dos milenios un potente ideal en la imaginacion occidental. Ahora, el magis...

It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce.

It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go, leaving behind her family and her home for the first time.

"it is the late 1960s in Ireland. Nora Webster is living in a small town, looking after her four children, trying to rebuild her life after the death of her husband.

A remarkable novel about Henry James, the American novelist and a connoisseur...

THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'They cut her hair before they dragged her to the place of sacrifice. Her mouth was gagged to stop her cursing her father, her cowardly, two-tongued father. Nonetheless, they heard her muffled screams.'On the day of his daughter's wedding, Agamemnon orders her sacrifice. His daughter is led to her death, and Agamemnon leads his army into battle, where he is rewarded with glorious victory. Three years later, he returns home and his murderous action has set the entire family - mother, brother, sister - on a path of intimate violence, as they enter a world of hushed commands and soundless journeys through the palace's dungeons and bedchambers. As his wife seeks his death, his daughter, Electra, is the silent observer to the family's game of innocence while his son, Orestes, is sent into bewildering, frightening exile where survival is far from certain. Out of their desolating loss, Electra and Orestes must find a way to right these wrongs of the past even if it means committing themselves to a terrible, barbarous act.House of Names is a story of intense longing and shocking betrayal. It is a work of great beauty, and daring, from one of our finest living writers.

For Colm Toibin and Carmen Callil, there is no difference between literary and commercial writing - there is only the good novel: engrossing, inspirational, and compelling. In their selection of the best 200 novels written since 1950, the editors make a case for the best and the best-loved works and argue why each should be considered a modern classic. Enlightening, often unexpected, and always engaging this tour through the world of fiction is full of surprises, forgotten masterpieces and a valuable guide to what to read next. The complete list of included authors is as follows: Agatha Christie, Henry Green, Frank Hardy, Georgette Heyer, Sam Hanna Bell, Daphne du Maurier, Patrick Hamilton, Carson McCullers, Anthony Powell, J.D. Salinger..CONTINÚA

"Episodi, drammi, ricordi, nostalgie di momenti famigliari vissuti, ascoltati, raccontati. Protagonisti diversi, in luoghi diversi e tempi diversi, che pero si trovano in situazioni sempre simili, che tornano a casa per rendersi conto che la loro casa non e li. Un uomo si rivolge alla sua ex e le racconta il saluto finale dato a sua madre, sul letto di morte, sei mesi prima - dove evidentemente il suo cuore e restato. Una donna - Lady Gregory - nel primo Novecento vive una tormentata ma intensa storia d''amore clandestina con un uomo in Egitto, ma teme che, non essendo la relazione a conoscenza di nessuno, muoia con lei, e per questo la racconta a una cena a Henry James perche la scriva in qualche suo testo e trovi dimora per sempre nelle sue parole. La storia proibita di due immigrati pachistani che scoprono la loro omosessualita e cercano di difenderla da ogni condizionamento: anche da quello della famiglia di uno dei due, sposato e con figli. Un caleidoscopio di vicende che accadono ai margini della famiglia: dove i confini tra se e gli altri si definiscono e sfumano. "

"Fine ''800. Eilis e una ragazza molto giovane; vive in Manda con la sorella Rose e la madre vedova, conducendo un''esistenza timida e semplice, segnata dall''amicizia con Nancy. Un giorno Rose porta a casa come ospite un prete di New York, che garantisce di poter trovare un posto fisso a Eilis in America. Eilis ci crede; la madre, pur soffrendone, accetta di farla partire e presto Eilis, sbarcata a Brooklyn, incomincia a lavorare nel grande magazzino di un italiano, Bartocci, vivendo in una camera d''affitto presso una certa signora Kehoe. A poco a poco, Eilis riesce a vincere la nostalgia e la solitudine; si inserisce nel nuovo ambiente, impara a esprimere le proprie idee, a frequentare ambienti di ogni tipo, scopre il privilegio di leggere e acculturarsi. Fino a incontrare anche un ragazzo italo-americano, Tony, di cui si innamora, che la leghera per sempre all''America. Dovra vincere molte diffidenze, ma Eilis, novella Cenerentola, forte del proprio carattere riuscira a coronare i suoi sogni. "

Un gran escriptor irlandés, Colm Tóibín, traduït a moltes llengües, ha decidit situar en el Pirineu català una de les seves millors narracions. En un poblet a cavall del Pallars i l’Alt Urgell, hi f

Situada en la Irlanda de finales del siglo XX, esta novela nos relata la historia de la familia Deveroux. Tras varios años sin apenas dirigirse la palabra, las tres protagonistas de esta novela, Dora, su hija Lily y su nieta Helen, se ven obligadas a desn

From the bestselling author of "The Piano Tuner" comes a haunting new story, set in an unnamed country, about a young girl's journey in search of her brother. Told with extraordinary empathy, the story becomes a universal tale about the bonds of family.

El libro de la película: Un amor entre dos mundos. La joven irlandesa Eilis Lacey emigró en 1950 a Estados Unidos en busca de trabajo en Brooklyn. Ella es asistente en una tienda por departamentos. El ajuste es dificil, la nostalgia es grande - hasta que conocieron a Tony.

Winner of the David Cohen Prize for Literature 2021.From the highly acclaimed author of Brooklyn, Colm Tóibíns first collection of poetry explores sexuality, religion and belonging through a modern lens.Fans of Colm Toibins novels, including The Magician, The Master and Nora Webster, will relish the opportunity to re-encounter Toibin in verse. Vinegar Hill explores the liminal space between private experiences and public events as Toibin examines a wide range of subjects politics, queer love, reflections on literary and artistic greats, living through COVID, memory and a fading past, and facing mortality.The poems reflect a life well-travelled and well-lived; from growing up in the town of Enniscorthy, wandering the streets of Dublin and Barcelona, and crossing the bridges of Venice to visiting the White House, readers will travel through familiar locations and new destinations through Toibins unique lens.Within this rich collection of poems written over the course of several decades, shot through with keen observation, emotion and humour, Toibin offers us lines and verses to provoke, ponder and cherish.

It is the battle between those who use a toothbrush and those who dont. So wrote Augusta Gregory to W.B. Yeats; she was referring to the riots at the Abbey Theatre over The Playboy of the Western World, and she knew which side she was on. In this remarkable biographical essay, Colm Toibin examines the contradictions that defined the position of this essential figure in Irish cultural history. The wife of a landlord and MP who had been personally responsible for introducing measures that compounded the misery of the Irish peasantry during the Great Famine, Lady Gregory devoted much of her creative energy to idealizing the same peasantry while never abandoning the aristocratic hauteur, the social connections or the great house which her birth and marriage had bequeathed her. Early in her writing life, her politics were staunchly unionist yet she campaigned for the freedom of Egypt from colonial rule. Later she wrote plays celebrating rebellion, but trembled in her bed when the Irish revolution threatened her property and her way of life. Lady Gregorys capacity to occupy mutually contradictory positions was essential to her heroic work as a founder and director of the Abbey Theatre nurturing Synge and OCasey, battling rioters and censors and to her central role in the career of W. B. Yeats. She was Yeatss artistic collaborator (writing most of Cathleen Ni Houlihan, for example), his helpmeet, and his diplomatic wing. Toibins account of Yeatss attempts by turns glorious and graceless to memorize Lady Gregorys son Robert when he was killed in the First World War, and of Lady Gregorys pain at her loss and at the poets appropriation of it, is a moving tour de force of literary history. Toibin also reveals a side of Lady Gregory that is at odds with the received image of a chilly dowager. Early in her marriage to Sir William Gregory, she had an affain with the poet and anti-imperialist Wilfred Scawen Blunt and wrote a series of torrid love sonnets that Blunt published under his own name. Much later in life, as she neared her sixtieth birthday, she fell in love with the great patron of arts John Quinn, who was eighteen years her junior. Lady Gregorys Toothbrush is a sharp, concentrated, witty and much-needed reassessment of a major cultural figure who has been oddly taken for granted and often badly misunderstood.