Publisher | PP |
ISBN 13 | 9781035029860 |
ISBN 10 | 1035029863 |
Author | Colm Toibin |
Book Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
Book Description | Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize'A triumph' – The Observer'A masterly achievement' – The IndependentIn January 1895 Henry James anticipates the opening of his first play, Guy Domville, in London. The production fails, and he returns, chastened and humiliated, to his writing desk. The result is a string of masterpieces, but they are produced at a high personal cost.In The Master Colm TóibÃn captures the exquisite anguish of a man who circulated in the grand parlours and palazzos of Europe, who was astonishingly vibrant and alive in his art, and yet whose attempts at intimacy inevitably failed him and those he tried to love. It is a powerful account of the hazards of putting the life of the mind before affairs of the heart. |
About the Author | Colm TóibÃn was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of eleven novels, including The Master, Brooklyn, and The Magician, and two collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. TóibÃn was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024. |
Publication Date | 2024-04-04 |
Number of Pages | 368 pages |