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World Jul 13

The barrier-breaking power of learning someone else’s story

By Larisa Epatko

Arts Apr 04

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Giving advice to young writers, Colum McCann wants to see the fire in their eyes

It's the sort of thing that Colum McCann says he would have liked to have had when he was younger. In his new book "Letters To A Young Writer," McCann says he writes advice about plot and characterization, as well…

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Arts Mar 10

Author Colum McCann recommends what to read and listen to this weekend

Irish author Colum McCann, who wrote the National Book Award-winning "Let the Great World Spin" and "TransAtlantic," shares his perfect afternoon.

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In ‘TransAtlantic,’ Colum McCann Uses Fiction to Access Texture of History

In 'TransAtlantic,' Colum McCann Uses Fiction to Access Texture of History…

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Conversation: Novelist Colum McCann, Author of ‘TransAtlantic’

Frederick Douglass traveling through Ireland in 1845 to stir up support for his abolitionist cause. The first non-stop flight across the Atlantic in 1919. Sen. George Mitchell in 1998 trying to forge a peace treaty in Northern Ireland. Those actual…

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Conversation: Colum McCann, National Book Award Winner for Fiction

By Tom LeGro

On an August morning in 1974, a man named Philippe Petit steps off of the roof of the World Trade Center's South Tower and onto a tightrope. The act is the backdrop to Colum McCann's National Book Award-winning novel, "Let…

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