The South
By Colm Tóibín
1990
First Published
3.66
Average Rating
239
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Set in the 1950s, this is the story of Katherine Proctor who "flees husband, child and County Wexford (Ireland) for Spain. She, a Catalan lover, and another Irish emigre, painters all, fashion new worlds in their work while fighting past worlds in their lives." ( Library Journal )
Avg Rating
3.66
Number of Ratings
2,285
5 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author
Colm Tóibín
Author · 32 books
Colm Tóibín FRSL, is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, journalist, critic, and poet. Tóibín is currently Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University in Manhattan and succeeded Martin Amis as professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester.
