Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín (pengucapan bahasa Irlandia: [ˈkɔl̪ˠəmˠ t̪ˠoːˈbʲiːnʲ]; lahir 30 Mei 1955 ) adalah seorang novelis, penulis cerita pendek, esayis, pengarang drama, jurnalis, kritikus dan penyair Irlandia.[1][2]
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| Lahir | 30 Mei 1955 Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Irlandia |
| Pekerjaan | Penulis, Jurnalis |
| Bahasa | Inggris |
| Kebangsaan | Irlandia |
| Pendidikan | B.A., (Hon) D.Litt. |
| Almamater | University College Dublin (UCD) |
| Periode | Akhir Abad ke-20 - Awal Abad ke-21 |
| Genre | Esay, Novel, Cerita Pendek, Drama, Puisi |
| Tema | Masyarakat Irlandia, kehidupan di perantauan, proses kreativitas, penyajian identitas pribadi |
| Karya terkenal | The Heather Blazing The Story of the Night The Blackwater Lightship The Master Brooklyn |
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Tóibín sekarang merupakan Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities di Columbia University dan menggantikan Martin Amis sebagai profesor penulisan kreatif di University of Manchester.[3] Ia diangkat menjadi Chancellor of Liverpool University pada 2017.[4] Ia dihormati sebagai pejuang minoritas saat ia mengumpulkan penghargaan di Irish PEN Award 2011,[5] yang pada tahun yang sama, The Observer mengangkatnya menjadi salah satu dari 300 Intelektual Papan Atas di Inggris meskipun ia adalah orang Irlandia.[6]
Bacaan tambahan
Wikiquote memiliki koleksi kutipan yang berkaitan dengan: Colm Tóibín.
- Allen Randolph, Jody. "Colm Tóibín, December 2009." Close to the Next Moment. Manchester: Carcanet, 2010.
- Boland, Eavan. "Colm Tóibín." Irish Writers on Writing. San Antonio: Trinity University Press, 2007.
- Delaney, Paul. Reading Colm Tóibín. Dublin: Liffey Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-905785-41-4
- Educational Media Solutions, 'Reading Ireland, Contemporary Irish Writers in the Context of Place', 2012, Films Media Group
- Costello-Sullivan, Kathleen. Mother/Country: Politics of the Personal in the Fiction of Colm Tóibín. Reimagining Ireland series. Ed. Eamon Maher. Bern: Peter Lang, 2012.
Referensi
- Kean, Danuta (2 February 2017). "Colm Tóibín appointed chancellor of Liverpool University". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. Diakses tanggal 2 February 2017.
- Boland, Rosita (12 February 2011). "Tóibín on song as he pick up Irish Pen award". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Diakses tanggal 12 February 2011.
- Naughton, John (8 May 2011). "Britain's top 300 intellectuals". The Observer. London: Guardian Media Group. Diakses tanggal 8 May 2011.
- Sumber
- Ryan, Ray. Ireland and Scotland: Literature and Culture, State and Nation, 1966–2000. Oxford University Press, 2002.
Pranala luar
- Situs web resmi

- Colm Tóibín di British Council: Literature
- Colm Tóibín at The New York Review of Books (article archive)
- Biographical profile at The Guardian
- Colm Tóibín at The Guardian (article archive)
- Alan Betson / THE IRISH TIMES photo of Tóibín receiving the 2011 Irish PEN Award
- BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs interview (first broadcast 7 Jan 2016)
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