Colm Tóibín

Summary

Colm Tóibín is a human^[1]. He was born in Enniscorthy^[2]. He was born on May 30, 1955^[3]. He worked as a poet^[4], novelist^[5], journalist^[6], playwright^[7], and literary critic^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,287 views/month, #6,009 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy^[2].
• Colm Tóibín was born on May 30, 1955^[3].
• Colm Tóibín held citizenship in Ireland^[10].
• Colm Tóibín's professions included poet^[4].
• Colm Tóibín's professions included novelist^[5].
• Colm Tóibín worked as a journalist^[6].
• Colm Tóibín worked as a playwright^[7].
• Colm Tóibín's professions included literary critic^[8].
• Colm Tóibín's professions included teacher^[11].
• Colm Tóibín's field of work was journalism^[12].
• Colm Tóibín's field of work was essay^[13].
• Colm Tóibín's field of work was drama^[14].
• Colm Tóibín's field of work was literary activity^[15].
• Colm Tóibín's field of work was prose^[16].
• Colm Tóibín's field of work was poetry^[17].
• Colm Tóibín's education included a stint at University College Dublin^[18].
• Colm Tóibín was educated at St Peter's College, Wexford^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Colm Tóibín is The Heather Blazing^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Colm Tóibín is The Story of the Night^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Colm Tóibín is The Blackwater Lightship^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Colm Tóibín is The Master^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Colm Tóibín is Brooklyn^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Colm Tóibín is The Empty Family^[25].
• Colm Tóibín received the Costa Book Awards^[26].
• Colm Tóibín received the Lambda Literary Award^[27].

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Origins and Family

Colm Tóibín's place of birth was Enniscorthy^[2]. He was born on May 30, 1955^[3].

Education

Educated at University College Dublin^[18], a public university^[28], in Ireland^[29], founded in 1854^[30], headquartered in Belfield^[31] and St Peter's College, Wexford^[19], a school^[32], in Ireland^[33], founded in 1811^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[4], novelist^[5], journalist^[6], playwright^[7], literary critic^[8], and teacher^[11]. Fields of work include journalism^[12], an industry^[35]; essay^[13], a literary genre^[36]; drama^[14], a literary mode^[37]; literary activity^[15]; prose^[16], a literary form^[38]; and poetry^[17], a literary form^[39].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Heather Blazing^[20], The Story of the Night^[21], The Blackwater Lightship^[22], The Master^[23], Brooklyn^[24], and The Empty Family^[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Costa Book Awards^[26], a group of awards^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1971^[42]; Lambda Literary Award^[27], a group of awards^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1989^[45]; Irish PEN Award^[46], an award^[47], founded in 1999^[48]; E. M. Forster Award^[49], a literary award^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1972^[52]; Dublin Literary Award^[53], a literary award^[54], in Ireland^[55], founded in 1996^[56]; and Encore Award^[57], a literary award^[58], in United Kingdom^[59], founded in 1990^[60].

Personal Life

Colm Tóibín's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[61].

Why It Matters

Colm Tóibín ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,287 views/month, #6,009 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

He has been cited as an influence by Christopher Hitchens^[64], a journalist^[65], 1949–2011^[66], of United Kingdom^[67], awarded the Richard Dawkins Award^[68].

Works attributed to him include Brooklyn^[69], a literary work^[70].

FAQs

Where was Colm Tóibín born?

Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy^[2].

What did Colm Tóibín do for work?

Colm Tóibín worked as poet^[4], novelist^[5], journalist^[6], playwright^[7], and literary critic^[8].

Where did Colm Tóibín go to school?

Colm Tóibín was educated at University College Dublin^[18] and St Peter's College, Wexford^[19].

What awards did Colm Tóibín receive?

Honors received include Costa Book Awards^[26], Lambda Literary Award^[27], Irish PEN Award^[46], and E. M. Forster Award^[49].

Who did Colm Tóibín influence?

Colm Tóibín has been cited as an influence by Christopher Hitchens^[64].