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Colum McCann

A Taste of Joyce

By Colum McCann

June 5, 2023 by Leave a Comment

The Ineluctable Modality of the Visible Sometimes it seems to me that libraries are the most democratic institutions in the world.  From Dublin to New York, you will eventually find most if not all the great books within the walls of our great libraries. I often find myself in the hallowed halls of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue and 42nd … [Read more...] about A Taste of Joyce

Everything In This Country Must

By Colum McCann

December/ January 2021

Originally published in

April / May 1999

September 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment

A Short Story by Colum McCann It was a summer flood when our draft horse was caught in the river and the river smashed against stones. The sound of it to me was like the turning of locks. It was silage time and the water smelled of grass. The draft horse, Father’s favorite, had stepped in the river for a sniff maybe and she was caught, couldn’t move, her foreleg trapped … [Read more...] about Everything In This Country Must

Weekly Comment: Danny McDonald and Colum McCann Honored at NYU Gala

By Julia Brodsky, Editorial Assistant
February 26, 2016

February 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Glucksman Ireland House hosted its annual gala this past Wednesday, honoring acclaimed writer Colum McCann and restaurant proprietor Danny McDonald. The event featured music from Lúnasa and freshly poured pints of Guinness. New York Times writer and memoirist Dan Barry acted as master of ceremonies, introducing McDonald and McCann for the Lewis L. Glucksman Award for Leadership … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Danny McDonald and Colum McCann Honored at NYU Gala

Colum McCann: Write What You Want to Know

By Sheila Langan, Deputy Editor
June / July 2013

May 15, 2013 by 1 Comment

Colum McCann. Photo: Brendan Bourke

Colum McCann on journeys of inspiration, his intensive research process, and his new novel. The annoying writerly adage says to write what you know. Great – if you possess a particular passion for accessing the extraordinary in the humdrum. Terrific – if your past is rich with enough adventure or incident to provide a lifetime of inspiration. But what if it isn’t? This is … [Read more...] about Colum McCann: Write What You Want to Know

“TransAtlantic,” by Colum McCann

By Colum McCann
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

An excerpt adapted from Colum McCann's novel, TransAtlantic. ℘℘℘ Colum McCann won the National Book Award in 2012 for Let the Great World Spin, which through an extraordinary feat of storytelling connects a disparate group of ordinary New Yorkers to Philippe Petit’s 1974 tightrope walk between the Twin Towers. His novel TransAtlantic is another tour de force: a series of … [Read more...] about “TransAtlantic,” by Colum McCann

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