Colum McCann
Irish writer of literary fiction. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and now lives in New York. He is the co-founder and President of Narrative 4, an international empathy education nonprofit. He is also a Thomas Hunter Writer in Residence at Hunter College, New York. He is known as an international writer who believes in the "democracy of storytelling." Among his numerous honors are the U.S National Book Award, the Dublin Literary Prize, several major European awards, and an Oscar nomination.
McCann's work has been published in over 40 languages, and has appeared in The New York Times, New Yorker, Esquire, Paris Review, The Atlantic Monthly, Granta, as well as other international publications.
McCann is the author of seven novels, including Apeirogon (2020), TransAtlantic (2013) and the National Book Award-winning Let the Great World Spin (2009). He has also written three collections of short stories, including Thirteen Ways of Looking, released in October 2015. His next book, American Mother, is set to be released in January 2024 and tells the story of Diane Foley, whose son, James Foley, was captured and killed by ISIS while serving as a freelance combat reporter in Syria. His next novel, Twist, is set to be released in 2025.
Rare - Authentic signed handwritten extract.
[New York, November 2020.]
A magazine photo is pasted to the card.
+ Handwritten envelope.
+ Photo 21x15 cm (recent print).
" ... to listen to the stories of Bassam and Rami, and to find within their stories another story, a song of songs ... " (Apeirogon)
Size : 20x12.5 cm
Condition : slightly wrinkled, please see scans.
Provenance : Gérard Leman collection.
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