{"product_id":"the-south-colm-toibin","title":"The South (Colm Tóibín)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA modern classic work of Irish literature, this award-winning novel is an exploration of love, art and identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis was the night train to Barcelona, some hours before the dawn. This was 1950, late September. I had left my husband. I had left my home. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatherine Proctor has dared to leave her family in Ireland and reach out for a new life. Determined to become an artist, she flees to Spain, where she meets Miguel, a passionate man who has fought for his own freedoms. They retreat to the quiet intensity of the mountains and begin to build a life together. But as Miguel's past catches up with him, Katherine too is forced to re-examine her relationships: with her lover, her painting and the homeland she only thought she knew. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe South\u003c\/i\u003e is the book that introduced readers to the astonishing gifts of Colm Tóibín, winning the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e First Fiction Award in 1991. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An imaginative, deeply felt and evocative tale' \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Colm Tóibín writes prose of a heartbreaking beauty' Hilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eColm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of several novels, including\u003ci\u003e The Master,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Magician\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. Tóibín was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 272 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65852767043933,"sku":"K097074805","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9707480500001A.jpg?v=1788818896","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-south-colm-toibin","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}