New Ways to Kill Your Mother by Colm Tóibín
Tells about writers and their families. This book explores the often tense relationship between writers and their families.
A brilliant book..Tóibín is a supple, subtle thinker, alive to hints and undertones, wary of absolute truths. * New Statesman *
Insightful and compassionate, assured and knowledgeable, never less than fascinating. An impressive, fine and engaging collection * Independent on Sunday *
These are foxy essays. Tóibín knows lots of things, and his characteristic approach is to sneak up on things steadily. Tóibín, with great subtlety and sometimes with splendid impudence, is interested here in what you might call the higher gossip * Spectator *
Tóibín's engaged in white heat. A masterly writer, working at the full stretch of his powers * Guardian *
A consistently revealing look at how writers' relationships have influenced their work * Sunday Telegraph *
'Calm and pure, a tone that's unfailingly warm and compassionate...Colm Tóibín's prose meets Orwell's standard: it's like a pane of clear glass * Irish Times *
Tóibín is a particularly compelling guide to fellow novelists. A wide-ranging and enlightening study of the potentially stifling family and the individual spirit of the writer * Sunday Times *
He writes in muscular prose with a keen eye for detail * Economist *
Penetrating and often very funny...Tóibín is a master * Telegraph *
Colm Tóibín is an exceptionally fine writer...He puts his natural empathy to good use in these essays...outstanding * Mail on Sunday *
Insightful and compassionate, assured and knowledgeable, never less than fascinating. An impressive, fine and engaging collection * Independent on Sunday *
These are foxy essays. Tóibín knows lots of things, and his characteristic approach is to sneak up on things steadily. Tóibín, with great subtlety and sometimes with splendid impudence, is interested here in what you might call the higher gossip * Spectator *
Tóibín's engaged in white heat. A masterly writer, working at the full stretch of his powers * Guardian *
A consistently revealing look at how writers' relationships have influenced their work * Sunday Telegraph *
'Calm and pure, a tone that's unfailingly warm and compassionate...Colm Tóibín's prose meets Orwell's standard: it's like a pane of clear glass * Irish Times *
Tóibín is a particularly compelling guide to fellow novelists. A wide-ranging and enlightening study of the potentially stifling family and the individual spirit of the writer * Sunday Times *
He writes in muscular prose with a keen eye for detail * Economist *
Penetrating and often very funny...Tóibín is a master * Telegraph *
Colm Tóibín is an exceptionally fine writer...He puts his natural empathy to good use in these essays...outstanding * Mail on Sunday *
Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy in 1955. He is the author of nine novels including The Master, Brooklyn, The Testament of Mary and Nora Webster and, most recently, House of Names. His work has been shortlisted for the Booker three times, won the Costa Novel Award and the Impac Award. He has also published two collections of stories and many works of non-fiction. He lives in Dublin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141041766 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141041765 |
| Title | New Ways to Kill Your Mother |
| Author | Colm T Ib N |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-03-07 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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