
Colm Tóibín
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Isn't It a Place in Any Twhey You Grew Up In?
I think the nineteenth century is filled with gothic novels. For example, we see dracula as an irish novel in sheridan le fanu and charles maturin. There's a lovely sense in joyce and flann o'brien whar you miyht call irish modernism in becket of disrespect. And d like to keep that going a bit. Youmea, you've returned to poetry recently. You've got a book coming out called vinegar hill which is a local reference. Isn't it a place in any t whey you grew up? Can you read for a som this is from that colet.
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