About Colum McCann
Colum McCann is an Irish-born writer of literary fiction, whose novels include This Side of Brightness, Dancer, and Zoli. McCann teaches creative writing at Hunter College, part of the City University of New York.
Novels
Songdogs (1995)
This Side of Brightness (1998)
Dancer (2003)
Zoli (2006)
Let the Great World Spin (2009)
Transatlantic (2013)
This Side of Brightness (1998)
Dancer (2003)
Zoli (2006)
Let the Great World Spin (2009)
Transatlantic (2013)
Collections
Fishing the Sloe-black River (1994)
Everything In This Country Must (2000)
From the Republic of Conscience: Stories Inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2009) (with Maeve Binchy, John Boyne, John Connolly, Roddy Doyle, Seamus Heaney, Jennifer Johnston, Neil Jordan, Frank McCourt and Colm Tóibín)
Everything In This Country Must (2000)
From the Republic of Conscience: Stories Inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2009) (with Maeve Binchy, John Boyne, John Connolly, Roddy Doyle, Seamus Heaney, Jennifer Johnston, Neil Jordan, Frank McCourt and Colm Tóibín)
Colum McCann recommends
 The Parts (2003) Keith Ridgway "A truly ambitious, telescopic Irish novel just at the time when such ambitions seemed kidnapped. Funny. Gorgeous. Tender. Angry. Absurd. Tough. And beautifully written." |  Tenderwire (2006) Claire Kilroy "There is a fine balancing act going on here - Claire Kilroy walks the literary highwire. This is a marvelous novel - pacy, precise, lyrical, endearing and unpretentious." |  Away (2007) Amy Bloom "I haven't read a novel in a long time that I genuinely wanted to get back to, just to sit down and read for the pure joy of it. Away is a book full of tender wisdom, brawling insight, sharp-edged humor and - if it's possible - a lovely, wayward precision. Amy Bloom has created an unforgettable cast of characters. Lillian, the heroine, or anti-heroine, somehow always manages to do what great journeys always do - continue. A marvelous book." |
 Sleepwalker (2008) John Toomey "A funny, smart, intuitive book." |  Leaving the World (2009) Douglas Kennedy "Provocative." |  Lies My Mother Never Told Me: A Memoir (2009) Kaylie Jones "Unadorned, poignant, and honest to the core. Kaylie Jones's memoir is a high, emerging from the shadows of a writing life." |
 The Tiger's Wife (2011) Téa Obreht "Téa Obreht is the most thrilling literary discovery in years." |  Solace (2011) Belinda McKeon "An elegant, consuming and richly inspired novel. A superb debut. This one will last." |  Boundaries (2011) Elizabeth Nunez "Elizabeth Nunez is one of the finest and most necessary voices in contemporary American and Caribbean fiction." |
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