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Writer, Colm TóibÃn
Loss, mourning and exile are recurring themes in the work of the award winning Irish writer Colm TóibÃn. He talks to Stephen Sackur.
Colm TóibÃn is an Irish writer whose intense, lyrical novels have won him awards, acclaim and most importantly millions of readers around the world. There are recurring themes in his work - loss, mourning, exile which might suggest a dark, brooding presence. Stephen Sackur asks how close that is to the real Colm TóibÃn?
(Photo: Colm TóibÃn in the Hardtalk studio)
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