
Encore: Colm Toibin on his early life and running away to Barcelona, Brooklyn and beyond
From Conversations
Published 5/5/2026

From Conversations
Published 5/5/2026
The Irish novelist has always been open to where life can unexpectedly take him, and the excitement that comes with that kind of freedom.Colm Toibin's first big move was from rural Ireland to Dublin after his father died when he was young. Then, it was off to experience the wild hedonism and sexual…