Colm Toibin recalls learning Catalan while living in the mountains of Barcelona, showing how place can shape language. He says dreams matter and that writing is hard work, pulling material from himself rather than feeling pleasure. He also notes a habit of finishing everything he starts and that historians must keep new narratives ready.
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Colm Tóibín is an Irish novelist and short‑story writer.
Quick Facts About Colm Toibin
Notable works
Memories of a Catholic girlhood
About Colm Toibin
He also works as an essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet.
