Colum McCann

Let the Great World Spin: A Novel Overview In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring up in disbelief at the Twin Towers. It is August 1974, and a mysterious tightrope walker is running, dancing, leaping between the towers, suspended a quarter mile above the ground. In the streets below, a slew of ordinary lives become extraordinary in bestselling novelist Colum McCann’s stunningly intricate portrait of a city and its people.Let the...Read Full Story

NYC musical luminary JOE HURLEY’s collaboration with award-winning author Colum McCann strikes a chord with audiences across the globeBy: Erik Philbrook, August 2010“I need to leave New York to clear my head a lot,” says singer-songwriter Joe Hurley. “Everyone should experience the glorioushappenstance that is everywhere.” Fortunately, Hurley has ample opportunity to do that these days. He recently performed at the opening night of Ireland’s West Belfast Festival, and in September he will...Read Full Story

Let the Great World Spin (Center Point Platinum Reader's Circle (Large Print)) Review Let the Great World Spin (Center Point Platinum Reader's Circle (Large Print)) Feature ISBN13: 9781602857643Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Let the Great World Spin (Center Point Platinum Reader's Circle (Large Print)) Overview In...Read Full Story

Several months ago, I listened to the audiobook of Colum Mcann’s Let the Great World Spin, a novel which shares the story of several different characters, specifically their responses to the wire walking that Philippe Petit’s unsanctioned high wire walk between the twin towers in 1974. Immediately, I was pulled in by Colum McCann’s writing and characters. However in books like this, regardless of how good the writing is and how compelling the characters are, if something doesn’t pull the...Read Full Story

Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann (which I’m currently reading) , is the winner of the 2011 International IMPAC Dublin Colum gets the 100,000-euro ($145,000) International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, which is the world’s biggest cash prize for a work of fiction.The fictional stories in the book are set against the true story of French high wire artist Philippe Petit’s walk between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center in 1974. He beat off competition from 161 other titles...Read Full Story