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SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2015LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2013SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2013'It is, simply, perfect' Irish Examiner'Majestic' Sunday Times'Quite simply one of the best, most sustained pieces of fiction I've read in some time' Independent____________________
In 1919 Emily Ehrlich watches as two young airmen, Alcock and Brown, emerge from the carnage of World War One to pilot the very first non-stop transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to the west of Ireland.

In 1845 Frederick Douglass, a black American slave, lands in Ireland to champion ideas of democracy and freedom, only to find a famine unfurling at his feet.

And in 1998 Senator George Mitchell criss-crosses the ocean in search of an elusive Irish peace.

Stitching these stories intricately together, Colum McCann sets out to explore the fine line between what is real and what is imagined, and the tangled skein of connections that make up our lives.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2015LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2013SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2013'It is, simply, perfect' Irish Examiner'Majestic' Sunday Times'Quite simply one of the best, most sustained pieces of fiction I've read in some time' Independent____________________
In 1919 Emily Ehrlich watches as two young airmen, Alcock and Brown, emerge from the carnage of World War One to pilot the very first non-stop transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to the west of Ireland.

In 1845 Frederick Douglass, a black American slave, lands in Ireland to champion ideas of democracy and freedom, only to find a famine unfurling at his feet.

And in 1998 Senator George Mitchell criss-crosses the ocean in search of an elusive Irish peace.

Stitching these stories intricately together, Colum McCann sets out to explore the fine line between what is real and what is imagined, and the tangled skein of connections that make up our lives.
Über den Autor
Colum McCann is the author of seven novels, three collections of stories and two works of non-fiction. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he has been the recipient of many international honours, including the U.S National Book Award, the International Dublin Literary Prize, a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the French government, election to the Irish arts academy, several European awards, the 2010 Best Foreign Novel Award in China, and an Oscar nomination. In 2017 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts. His work has been published in over 40 languages. He is the President and co-founder of the non-profit global story exchange organisation, Narrative 4. He is the Thomas Hunter Writer in Residence in Hunter College, in New York, where he lives with his wife Allison and their family. American Mother, his most recent book written with Diane Foley, was shortlisted for Biography of the Year by the An Post Irish Book Awards. His forhtcoming novel Twist will be published in March 2025.

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Zusammenfassung
Shortlisted for the Eason Novel of the Year Award 2013
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 298 S.
ISBN-13: 9781408841280
ISBN-10: 1408841282
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: McCann, Colum
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 198 x 128 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Colum McCann
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.04.2014
Gewicht: 0,258 kg
Artikel-ID: 105526145
Über den Autor
Colum McCann is the author of seven novels, three collections of stories and two works of non-fiction. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he has been the recipient of many international honours, including the U.S National Book Award, the International Dublin Literary Prize, a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the French government, election to the Irish arts academy, several European awards, the 2010 Best Foreign Novel Award in China, and an Oscar nomination. In 2017 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts. His work has been published in over 40 languages. He is the President and co-founder of the non-profit global story exchange organisation, Narrative 4. He is the Thomas Hunter Writer in Residence in Hunter College, in New York, where he lives with his wife Allison and their family. American Mother, his most recent book written with Diane Foley, was shortlisted for Biography of the Year by the An Post Irish Book Awards. His forhtcoming novel Twist will be published in March 2025.

[...]
Zusammenfassung
Shortlisted for the Eason Novel of the Year Award 2013
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 298 S.
ISBN-13: 9781408841280
ISBN-10: 1408841282
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: McCann, Colum
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 198 x 128 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Colum McCann
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.04.2014
Gewicht: 0,258 kg
Artikel-ID: 105526145
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