Colm Tóibín

Books on prize lists

• The Testament of Mary

  Written in English

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  Booker 2013 · Shortlist

  The Testament of Mary

  The Testament of Mary

  Colm Tóibín · 57 when first published

  Novella · 96 pages

  AIAI-generated summary:Years after her son's death, the mother of Jesus lives in exile and fear, visited by his followers who want her account for their gospel; she will not tell them what they wish to hear.

• The Master

  Written in English

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  Booker 2004 · Shortlist

  The Master

  The Master

  Colm Tóibín · 49 when first published

  Novel · 359 pages · Historical

  AIAI-generated summary:In January 1895 the novelist Henry James waits anxiously in London for the opening of his first play; when it fails, he goes back to his desk, as ill at ease in public as he is lonely in private.