“This isn’t Tóibín’s first foray into nonfiction-but it is one of his most intimate." -Sophia M. “Distinctive, remarkable …Fans and newer readers will be absolutely glued to every word.” - Bay Area Reporter
“Colm Tóibín has written superb novels…but if you’ve only read his fiction, you’ve been missing out on a wealth of wonderful essays and criticism….Not to be missed.” - LitHub Issues of Truth and Invention: Francis Stuart Putting Religion in Its Place: Marilynne Robinson
He had them to himself, an experience both haunting and exhilarating.Ī Guest at the Feast is both an intimate encounter with a supremely creative artist and a glorious celebration of writing. The streets, canals, churches and museums were empty. The final essay, “Alone in Venice,” is a gorgeous account of Toibin’s journey, at the height of the pandemic, to the beloved city where he has set some of his most dazzling scenes. And in Part Three, he writes about a trio of authors who reckon with religion in their fiction. In Part Two, Tóibín profiles three complex and vexing popes-John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis. He writes about Irish history and literature, and about the long, tragic journey toward legal and social acceptance of homosexuality. Tóibín describes his education by priests, several of whom were condemned years later for abuse. Tóibín survives, but he has entered, as he says, “the age of one ball.” The second essay in this seductive collection is a memoir about growing up in the 1950s and ’60s in the small town of Enniscorthy in County Wexford, the setting for many of Tóibín’s novels and stories, including Brooklyn, The Blackwater Lightship and Nora Webster.
“IT ALL STARTED WITH MY BALLS.” So begins Colm Tóibín’s fabulously compelling essay, laced with humor, about his diagnosis and treatment for cancer. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by LitHub and The Millions!įrom one of the most engaging and brilliant writers of our time comes a collection of essays about growing up in Ireland during radical change about cancer, priests, popes, homosexuality, and literature.
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