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Colm Toibin

HARDtalk: Colm Toibin

28/05/2015 GMT

BBC News - HARDtalk, Colm Toibin

Stephen Sackur speaks to award-winning Irish author, Colm Toibin.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Irish author Colm Toibin. The recurring themes in his work might suggest a dark, brooding presence - but how close is that to the real Colm Toibin?

Stephen Sackur speaks to an Irish writer whose intense, lyrical novels have won him awards, acclaim and most importantly millions of readers around the world. Colm Toibin isn't so much a flamboyant storyteller; he's more an acute observer of character and the deepest human feelings. There are recurring themes in his work - loss, mourning, exile which might suggest a dark, brooding presence - but how close is that to the real Colm Toibin?

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