The Story of the Night
Files
Document Type
Book
Description
Set in Argentina in the 1980s, this novel follows the progress of a lonely young man trying to live openly with his homosexuality. His coming out mirrors the country's emergence from the repressive rule of the Generals to tentative new hope under the early Menem government.
Publication Date
1996
Publisher
Picador
City
London
Award
2017 Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Creative Writing | Fiction
Repository Citation
Tóibín , C. (1996). The Story of the Night. London: Picador.