The news from Dublin [large print] : stories / Colm TóibÃn.
"A collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America-about the complexities of family, longing, loss, and love. In "The Journey to Galway," a mother who has learned of the death of her son, a fighter pilot in WWII, travels to Galway to inform his wife and their three now-fatherless children. "Sleep," originally published in The New Yorker, explores the rift between two lovers as one of them cannot reckon with his grief and fear after the death of his brother. Death, again, is a central character in the title story, "The News from Dublin," as Maurice Webster travels to Dublin to try to save his younger brother who is dying of tuberculosis. Maurice must petition the health minister for access to a new experimental drug, and this is the only hope. TóibÃn's stories are rich with the complexities of family dynamics, the haunting pull of the past, and the quiet revelations that define our lives."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798891648449
- Physical Description: 343 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2026.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A free man" and "The Catalan girls" are published for the first time in this compilation. The other stories have been previously published in magazines or anthologies.Regular print version previously published by: Scribner, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The journey to Galway -- A free man -- Sleep -- The news from Dublin -- A sum of money -- Barton Springs -- Summer of '38 -- Five bridges -- The Catalan girls.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Families > Fiction.
Bereavement > Fiction. - Genre:
- Domestic fiction.
Short stories.
Large print books.
Available copies
- 14 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System.
Holds
- 3 current holds with 21 total copies.
Show All Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|
Accessibility Features
Summary:
"A collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America-about the complexities of family, longing, loss, and love. In "The Journey to Galway," a mother who has learned of the death of her son, a fighter pilot in WWII, travels to Galway to inform his wife and their three now-fatherless children. "Sleep," originally published in The New Yorker, explores the rift between two lovers as one of them cannot reckon with his grief and fear after the death of his brother. Death, again, is a central character in the title story, "The News from Dublin," as Maurice Webster travels to Dublin to try to save his younger brother who is dying of tuberculosis. Maurice must petition the health minister for access to a new experimental drug, and this is the only hope. TóibÃn's stories are rich with the complexities of family dynamics, the haunting pull of the past, and the quiet revelations that define our lives."--
