Brooklyn : a novel
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Published
New York, New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2015.
ISBN
1501106473, 9781501106477
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | FIC TOIBIN C. | On Shelf |
| Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | F TOIBIN | Checked out |
| Glenside Public Library District - Fiction | F Toibin, C. | On Shelf |
| Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - Fiction | F TOIBIN | On Shelf |
| Oak Lawn Public Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION TOIBIN | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
1501106473, 9781501106477
Notes
General Note
First published in hardcover by the same publisher in 2009.
General Note
Includes a preview of Colm Toibin's novel Nora Webster.
General Note
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
Description
In Ireland in the early 1950s, Eilis Lacey is one of many who cannot find work at home. Thus when a job is offered in America, it is clear to everyone that she must go. Leaving behind her family and country, Eilis heads for unfamiliar Brooklyn, and to a crowded boarding house where the landlady's intense scrutiny and the small jealousies of her fellow residents only deepen her isolation. Slowly, the pain of parting is buried beneath the rhythms of her new life -- and finally, she begins to realize that she has found a sort of happiness. As she falls in love, news comes from home that forces her back to Enniscorthy -- not to the constrictions of her old life, but to new possibilities which conflict deeply with the life she has left behind in Brooklyn.
Awards
Winner of Costa Book Award, 2009.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tóibín, C. (2015). Brooklyn: a novel (Scribner trade paperback edition.). Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tóibín, Colm, 1955-. 2015. Brooklyn: A Novel. Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tóibín, Colm, 1955-. Brooklyn: A Novel Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tóibín, Colm. Brooklyn: A Novel Scribner trade paperback edition., Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2015.
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