Writing · Writer · Novel · Theatre Play
Born May 30, 1955 · Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
Active 2004–present · Awards: Costa Book Awards, Lambda Literary Award, Irish PEN Award, E. M. Forster Award, Dublin Literary Award, Encore Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Joan B. Cendrós International Award
Colm Tóibín (/ˈkʌləm toʊˈbiːn/ KUL-əm toh-BEEN, Irish: [ˈkɔl̪ˠəmˠ t̪ˠoːˈbʲiːnʲ]; born 30 May 1955) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet.