The sign of the cross

This book describing Colm Tóibín’s journey is written with the novelist’s familiar clarity and wisdom. It is as much a record of the European Catholic psyche in different political climates as it is an introspective pilgrimage to see what stuff Tóibín’s own faith is made of. Informationen zum Autor Colm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of several novels, including The Master, Brooklyn , and The Magician , and two collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Tóibín was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024. Klappentext Between 1990 and 1994, Colm Tóibín made a series of trips through Catholic Europe. His journey led him into close contact with people from all walks of life, from priests to politicians, from the intellectually open to the spiritually bigoted. He then set down his impressions in The Sign of the Cross, a beautifully written book filled with personal detail set within its historical context.Part travelogue, part autobiography, part historical document, this is Colm Tóibín at his finest and most insightful. Zusammenfassung Between 1990 and 1994, Colm Tóibín made a series of trips through Catholic Europe. His journey led him into close contact with people from all walks of life, from priests to politicians, from the intellectually open to the spiritually bigoted. He then set down his impressions in The Sign of the Cross , a beautifully written book filled with personal detail set within its historical context.

Product details

• Authors: Colm Toibin, Colm Tóibín
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.05.2010
• EAN: 9780330373579
• ISBN: 978-0-330-37357-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Picador Collection
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; Places & peoples: general & pictorial works, Europe, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, TRAVEL / Europe / General, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Literary, Travel writing, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Relating to religious groups