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THE MAGICIAN – COLM TÓIBÍN

Date: October 21, 2021 - BooksReviews

The Magician

The Magician

THIS IS the second time Colm Tóibín has used fiction to imagine his way into the mind of a famous literary figure. His 2004 novel, The Master, portrayed Henry James as an essentially tragic individual and here we have Tomas Mann. This time the result is rather less successful. Many of the author’s central characters… Read more »

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