The South - by Colm Toibin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Originally published in Great Britain in 1990 by Serpent's Tail"--T.p. verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A highly acclaimed novel from the author of <i>Brooklyn</i> and an "immensely gifted and accomplished writer" (<i>The Washington Post</i>), about an Irishwoman who creates a new life in post-war Spain.</b> <p/>In 1950, Katherine Proctor leaves Ireland for Barcelona, determined to escape her family and become a painter. There she meets Miguel, an anarchist veteran of the Spanish Civil War, and begins to build a life with him. But Katherine cannot escape her past, as Michael Graves, a fellow Irish émigré in Spain, forces her to reexamine all her relationships: to her lover, her art, and the homeland she only thought she knew. <p/> <i>The South</i> is a novel of classic themes--of art and exile, and of the seemingly irreconcilable yearnings for love and freedom--to which Colm Tóibín brings a new, passionate sensitivity.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Tóibín's first novel is a broad and beautifully worked canvas...an imaginative, deeply felt, and evocative tale."--<i>The Sunday Times</i><br><br>"Tóibín's talent is amazing...a stunning novel."--<i>The Washington Post Book World</i><br><br>"A book of sustained lyrical beauty and power."--<i>Chicago Tribune</i><br><br>"A strong and moving work of fiction about the hard truths of changing one's life. A grand achievement."--Don DeLillo<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Colm Tóibín is the author of ten novels, including <i>The Magician</i>, his most recent novel; <i>The Master</i>, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; <i>Brooklyn</i>, winner of the Costa Book Award; <i>The Testament of Mary</i>; and<i> Nora Webster</i>, as well as two story collections and several books of criticism. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University. Three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Tóibín lives in Dublin and New York.
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