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Brooklyn : a novel / Colm Tóibín.
Authors:
Tóibín, Colm, 1955-
Material type:
Book
Subject:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Ireland -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Irish -- United States -- Fiction.
Women immigrants -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Love stories.
Language:
English
Publisher:
New York : Scribner, c2009.
Description:
262 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781439138311
1439138311
9781439148952
1439148953
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Sample text
Rating:
4 out of 5: They liked it
Community reviews
Brooklyn by Toibin
by
jhinderer
Toibin does a tremendous job of catching the mood of this time period and describing the life of an Irish immigrant in 1950. Where he misses the mark is in trying to capture the inner voice of a young woman.
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Library
Call #
Copies
Material
Location
St. Charles
FIC TOIBIN
FICTION
Adult Collection
Batavia
FIC Toibin, Colm
FICTION
Adult Fiction
Bloomingdale
F TOI
BOOK
Adult Fiction
Franklin Park
FIC TOIBIN, COL
FICTION
Adult Collection
Geneva
F TOIBIN
BOOK
Adult Fiction
Glen Ellyn
FIC TOIBIN, COLM
FICTION
Checked Out - Due: 5/23/2013
Glen Ellyn
FIC TOIBIN, COLM
FICTION
Adult Fiction
Itasca
TOI
FICTION
Adult Fiction
Villa Park
F TOIBIN, C.
FICTION
Adult Fiction
West Chicago
F TOI
FICTION
Adult Fiction
Fiction & Biography
Other Covers
Fiction & Biography
Topics:
Journeys
Cultural differences
Unexpected love
Life changes
Immigrants
Cultural assimilation
Locations:
Ireland
Europe
New York
Mid-Atlantic States (U.S)
Timeframes:
1950s
20th century
Genres:
Fiction
Historical
Psychological
Sociological
Character Traits:
Irish
Immigrant
Characters:
Lacey, Eilis
Professions:
Department store employee