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Colm T贸ib铆n

Presented by James Crawford, Take Four Books speaks to Irish writer Colm T贸ib铆n about his latest novel, Long Island, and explores its connections to three other literary works.

Presented by James Crawford, Take Four Books, speaks to the Irish writer Colm T贸ib铆n about his latest novel - Long Island - and explores its connections to three other literary works. Long Island, now out in paperback, is the sequel to the best-selling novel Brooklyn, and we're back with Eilis Lacey. It's the spring of 1976 and one day, when her husband Tony is at work, an Irishman comes to the door asking for Eilis by name. What this man tells Eilis changes her life. And so begins Long Island which sees Eilis return to her homeland after decades abroad.
For his three influences Colm chose: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy (1886); Victory by Joseph Conrad (1915); and The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (1920). The supporting contributor for this episode is award-winning novelist and short story writer Jan Carson.

Producer: Dominic Howell
Editor: Gillian Wheelan
This was a 成人快手 Audio Scotland production for Radio 4.

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