Colm Tóibín broke through commercially with Brooklyn, a novel about a young woman who leaves Ireland in the 1950s to try her luck in New York. The book was widely read, the film adaptation was nominated for three Oscars, and the main character stole many hearts. Now, with Long Island, we have a sequel. Tóibín will be in Brussels to talk about it with Annelies Beck.

Colm Tóibín (b. 1955) is one of the most widely read contemporary Irish writers. He writes both fiction and non-fiction and has received countless nominations and awards for his work. His best-known novels are The Blackwater Lightship, Brooklyn, The Master and The Testament of Mary. Long Island, the long-awaited sequel to Brooklyn, was published in 2024. He has taught at the University of Manchester, the University of Liverpool and Columbia University in New York.

Annelies Beck (b. 1973) is a writer, journalist and presenter of Terzake. She has written two novels: Over het kanaal (2011), a historical novel set during World War I, and Toekomstkoorts (2019), about a Belgian attempt to colonize Brazil.

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