The Story of the Night

The Story of the Night

Authors

Colm Tóibín

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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

The Story of the Night

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