Writing about Colm Toibin's Work

The South

'Home and Away' by Patricia Craig in New Statesman & Society, May 11 no.38, vol. 3, 1990, p. 39

'Motiveless Malignity' by D.A.N. Jones in The London Review of Books, vol 12, no. 19 (11. October 1990) p.19

John P. Harrington in Library Journal, vol.116, July 1991, p. 139

'Come With Me to the Pyrenees' by Ann Cornelisen in New York Times Book Review, Sept 15, 1991, p 18

'The Exile's Return' by Barbara Probst Solomon in Washington Post, Sunday 22 September 1991, pX09 (Book World)

'Jornada ao interior de si mesma' by Carmem Moretzsohn in Jornal de Brasília January 11, 2001 (Review of Brazilian translation)

The Heather Blazing

'Keeping the Peace' by Julia O'Foalain in Times Literary Supplement, September 4 1992, p 19

'Profit from Loss' by Nick Hornby, in The Sunday Times, September 20, 1992, section 6, p 12

'Just Like Old Troubled Times' by D. J. Taylor, in The London Independent,26 September 1992

Donna Seaman, in Booklist v.89 January 15, 1993, p. 879

'The Other Side of Silence' by Alice McDermott in Washington Post, 31 January 1993, pX01 (Book World)

Marion Hanscom in Library Journal, vol. 118, February 1, 1993, p.114

'The News from Wexford' by Lucy McDiarmuid,  in The New York Times Book Review March 14, 1993, p. 9 column 1.

Jeff Danziger, in Christain Science Monitor, March, 17 1993, p. 13

'Thick Description' by Nicholas Spice in The London Review of Books, vol 15 June 24 1993, p22

'Irsk prosa lever og har det godt' by Lars Ole Saurberg in Jyllands-Posten 15 November 1995

'Godt og ondt i Belfast' by Inge Knudsen in Standart, no. 1 March-May 1996 (Review of the Danish translation)

The Sign of the Cross

'Pilgrim's Noughts and Crosses' by David Lodge The London Independent, 16 October 1994

'The Virgin speaks only the purest Croatian' by Malise Ruthven in Times Literary Supplement, November 18, 1994

'Poped' by Hugo Young in London Review of Books, November 24, 1994

'Memories of a Catholic Boyhood' by Patricia Hampl  in New York Times Book Review, September 17, 1995

'In the Name of the Father' by Jack Hitt in Wasington Post, Sunday 8 October, 1995, pX10 (Book World)

'The Sign of the Cross: Travels through Catholic Europe' in Commonweal, v122 n19 1995, p20

The Story of the Night

'Shadows of his Former Self' by Hermione Lee in The Observer, 8 September 1996 (Observer Review Section)

'The Secret Agent' by Victoria Radin in New Statesman, 20 September 1996 Vol. 125, Issue 4301, p48

'Sex and Oil in Argentina' by James Simmons in The Spectator, 21 September 1996, p52

'Several Ways to Die in Secret' by Catherine Storey in The Independent on Sunday, 29 September 1996

Magill Book Review by Carla Hall Minor

Library Journal 2/1/97: review by Marc A.Kloszewski

'After the Revolution' by Andrew Moss in Hungry Mind Review

Publisher's Weekly On-line Review

'Lost in a Labyrinth of Intrigue' by John Crowley in Washington Post, Sunday 18 May 1997, pX03 (Book World)

'The Silence' by Douglas Unger in The New York Times Book Review, 22 June 1997

'Embracing his Argentinian side: Antonia Logue welcomes a narrative master'  by Antonia Logue in The London Independent, 28 September 1996.

'The Colm Toibin before the Storm: Colm Toibin Tóibín tells the Story of the Night' by Jess Merber in Varsity Review (posted on the Web on 6 November 1997)

'Dreams in the Dark: Fiction Chronicle' by Robert Ellis Hosmer in Cross Currents, Winter 97/98, Vol. 47 Issue 4 pp531-542 (Deals with several Irish novels)

'De ellende van literatuur' by Coen Peppelenbos in Leeuwarder Courant, 5 September 1997 (Review of Dutch translation)

'Homofil i omveltningens tid' by Morten Abrahamsen in Morgenbladet 29 May 1998 (Review of the Norwegian translation)

'Buchtip vom 10.09.99'. (Review of the German translation)

'Det skal gøre ondt: Hvorfor skriver en irsk forfatter om Argentina' by Bjarne Michael Jensen, Graf, Nr 5 Oktober 1999 (Review of the Danish translation).

'Menneskeligt nattemørke' by Michael Böss in Standart no. 5 Decmeber 1999 (Review of the Danish translation)

'En politisk kærlighedsroman - der fortjener tid!' at Café Sukker (Review of the Danish translation)

'I dieci giorni che sconvolsero il mio cuore' by Mario Fortunato in Libri & altro 20 December 2000 (Review of the Italian translation)

'Coming out in Buenos Aires' by Rolf Spinnler in Der Tagesspiegel, 16 September, 2000.

The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in the English Language Since 1950

The Independent: Review by Alain de Botton

'Genius Left Off the List' by Allan Massie in The Scotsman, 22 May 1999

'Old Masters and Dry Martinis' by Peter Parker in The London Independent, 24 April 1999.

'Long and too short of it' by Rupali Ghosh in The India Telegraph 16 July 1999

The Blackwater Lightship

'In the Kitchen at Dusk' by Ruth Scurr in Times Literary Supplement September 17 1999, p21

Everything Stops for Tea' by Tim Adams in The Observer, September 19 1999

'Home, Sweet Home', Review by Jacob Urup Nielsen

'Interior Realities: Isolation, Insecurity' by A.L. Kennedy at the Dublin Live homepage

'Shining in the Darkness' by Richard Canning in The London Independent, 11 September 1999

'Lonely Passion of Grandmother, Mother and Daughter' in The Independent on Sunday, 19 September 1999

Review by Patrick Gale in The Daily Telegraph, 22 Spetember 1999

'Whispering gallery' by Mark Lawson in The Guardian September 25 1999

'Love, loss...and Light' by Julia Neuberger in The Sunday Herald, 26 September 1999

'Secrets and Lies and Family Ties' by Stephen Amidon in The Sunday Times, 26 September 1999.

'A bleak light shone into the darkness' by Bel Mooney in The Times, 30 September 1999

'Mothering' by Terry Eagleton in The London Review of Books Vol 21, No 20, 14 October 1999

'Ireland and the Irish Captured with Rare Skill' by James Hollings in The Evening Post, 3 December 1999

'Going Gently' by Martyn Bedford in New Statesman 10/1999 (Vol. 128 No. 4458, p. 57)

'A Little Nearer Redemption' by Rand Richards Cooper in New York Times Book Review September 10, 2000

'Illness and Metaphor' by Jonathan Taylor in Village Voice August 30, 2000

'Human suffering as a leading light goes out' by Nuala McCann in The Irish News September 20, 2000.

Bøsser og skeletter Review of the Danish translation of The Blackwater Lightship by Nikolaj M. Lassen in Weekendavisen 13-19 October, 2000.

'Litterær kammermusik' Review of the Danish translation of The Blackwater Lightship in StandART no. 5 2000

'Maladie d'amour' by André Clavel in L'Express 22 March, 2001. Review of the French translation of The Blackwater Lightship.

'Maternalmente Cuidando' by MARIA DA CONCEIÇÃO CALEIRO in Público Online, September 8, 2001

''Blackwater Lightship' is rich, vital' by Judy Lightfoot in The Seattle Times August 27, 2000

The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction

'Finding a Place for Dislocation in Irish Fiction' by Roy Foster in The Sunday Herald, 14 November 1999

'Skimmer's and Dipper's Guide to Dislocation' by Terry Eagleton in The Irish Times, 20 November 1999

'Stern Rejoinder' - reply to Eagleton by Ian Campbell Ross in The Irish Times, 25 November 1999

'The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction' by Denis Donoghue in Times Literary Supplement, Issue 5042 1999, p22

'Volume speaks volumes about Irish fiction Penguin collection serves as a survey of nation's literary tradition' by John Mark Eberhart in Kansas City Star 20 Febuary 2000 p. K8

'The Pengin Book of Irish Fiction' by Ambrose Clancy in Washington Post 12 March, 2000 ; Page X04

'The Pengin Book of Irish Fiction' in Contemporary Review Vol. 276 No. 1611 p223

'The Pengin Book of Irish Fiction' by Denise J. Stankovics in Lbrary Journal Vol. 125 No. 2 p86

'Can they write about happiness?' by Aisling Foster in The London Independent 12 May 1999

'In Toibin's Compendium the Luck of the Irish' by Mike Langan in Buffalo News 12 March 2000, Book Reviews Section