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Colm Tóibín: House of Names
In his novel House of Names, Colm Tóibín finds, in adapting Greek tragedy, a home for all of his old concerns and room for new ones, too.
By Michael Silverblatt • • 28m ListenWhen Colm Tóibín talks about his new novel House of Names, he discusses the themes (of loss, betrayal, weak father, strong mother, loss of home, world wandering) that have haunted his other novels. Here, he finds, in adapting Greek tragedy, a home for all of his old concerns and room for new ones, too.
Read an excerpt from House of Names.
