EPISODE · Nov 9, 2022 · 36 MIN
Colum McCann: Irish Soul, American Writer
from Before The Cheering Started with Budd Mishkin · host Budd Mishkin
Send us Fan MailColum McCann grew up in Ireland, a land that has produced more than a few notable writers. And yet it was an early love of the American Beat writers that partly drew him to writing. As a young man, he fell in love with America as he toured the country....by bike. His unique style of writing is beloved by readers all over the world, for books like Transatlantic, Apeirogon and a novel that is not specifically about 9/11 but is seen as a 9/11 allegory, Let The Great World Spin. McCann is an amazing storyteller, and it is that love of stories and storytelling that he promotes through his work in the non-profit for young people, Narrative 4.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Send us Fan Mail Colum McCann grew up in Ireland, a land that has produced more than a few notable writers. And yet it was an early love of the American Beat writers that partly drew him to writing. As a young man, he fell in love with America as he toured the country....by bike. His unique style of writing is beloved by readers all over the world, for books like Transatlantic, Apeirogon and a novel that is not specifically about 9/11 but is seen as a 9/11 allegory, Let The ...
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