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Brooklyn is a 2009 novel by Irish author Colm Tóibín. It won the 2009 Costa Novel Award, was shortlisted for the 2011 International Dublin Literary Award and was longlisted for the 2009 Man Booker Prize. In 2012, The Observer named it as one of "The 10 best historical novels". [1]
Brooklyn is a 2015 romantic period drama film directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Hornby, based on the 2009 novel by Colm Tóibín.A co-production between the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada, it stars Saoirse Ronan in the lead role, with Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, and Julie Walters in supporting roles.
Colm Tóibín FRSL (/ ˈ k ʌ l əm t oʊ ˈ b iː n / KUL-əm toh-BEEN, [1] Irish: [ˈkɔl̪ˠəmˠ t̪ˠoːˈbʲiːnʲ]; born 30 May 1955) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet.
Colm Tóibín – the present laureate for Irish fiction – returns to the story of Eilis Fiorello (Lacey) in Long Island, the sequel to his magnificent 2009 novel Brooklyn.Some 20 years on from ...
Novelist Colm Toibin and actress Saoirse Ronan. The author has put out several other books since Brooklyn, including The Testament of Mary, Viking, Nora Webster, House of Names and The Magician.
Colm Tóibín knows a thing or two about Irish novels; he's written 11 of them himself, including, most recently, Oprah's 105th Book Club pick, Long Island.
NEW YORK (AP) — Colm Tóibín's “Long Island,” the Irish novelist's follow-up to the prize-winning immigrant tale “Brooklyn,” is Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick. “Long Island,” published Tuesday, continues the story of Eilis Lacey, who left Ireland for New York City in the 1950s and is now trapped in an unhappy marriage to ...
Brooklyn is a 2015 historical drama film directed by John Crowley.Writer Nick Hornby adapted the screenplay from Colm Tóibín's novel of the same name.The plot follows Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish woman who emigrates to Brooklyn to find employment.