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by Colm Toibin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Picador; New edition edition (5 Sep 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330340182
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330340182
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,334 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"A brave and remarkable novel, the impact of which no reader will shed" - Dermot Bolger, "Sunday Independent". Richard Garay lives alone with his mother, hiding his sexuality from her and from those around him. Stifled by a job he despises, he finds himself willing to take considerable risks. Set in Argentina in a time of great change, "The Story of the Night" is a powerful and moving novel about a man who, as the Falklands War is fought and lost, finds his own way to emerge into the world.""The Story of the Night" is, in the end, a love story of the most serious and difficult kind. Toibin has told it with profound artistry and truth." - Tobias Wolff. "Nobody before Toibin has made such honesty stand so clearly for political and personal integrity...In each of his first three novels, he has invented a strong central character, but Garay is by far his most memorable" - Edmund White, "Sunday Times". "A remarkable achievement...The ease, the fluidity, the economy, the precision of Toibin's masterly prose make this novel sheer pleasure to read" - Norman Thomas di Giovanni, "The Times".

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5.0 out of 5 stars Can I stay for a while?, 4 Sep 2006
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I bought this book by chance, interested in the content and by Toibin's reputation. I never expected to be moved to tears. I read the book in three sittings, something I have never done before, simply because I could not put it down. I think I almost fell in love with Richard Garay and I have only ever once before cried when reaching the end of a novel. The subject matter in the final chapter is particularly close to my heart and I will never forget the emotional journery either in my own life or in the chacters depected here. Thank you for writing this book and portraying real gay characters, not simply laughable, camp shallow characters, and for portraying so poiniantly how two men can fall in love so deeply, the difficulties they can sometimes face coming to terms with their sexuality and the isolation that it can bring. I want to dive back into their lives and share it with them all over again. I am profoundly moved.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Spare, bleak, erotic, 22 Dec 2005
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A superb novel - the author's style is so pared-down as to be almost minimalist, but he paints vivid pictures and characters through very controlled structures. I found it to be a very erotic novel, in the deepest sense of that word's meaning, and also rather sinister. The last chapter, with its portrayal of tenderness and love, moved me to tears. Definitely not a paperback to throw away - this is one I shall keep and re-read in a year or so's time.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful novel by an honest writer, 17 Mar 2006
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I found this quite by chance and probably wouldn't have bought it if I'd been aware of the content. It deals with the coming of age of a young gay man in the Argentina of the generals in the 1980's.
From the very beginning I was absolutely gripped by Toibin's wonderfully straight-forward and honest narrative. I absolutely love the way his characters say real things, are realistically unable to express outwardly whats going on inside them, though Toibin manages to convey their inner lives to the reader. One thing I've found in all of Toibin's novels that I've subsequently read, is that its impossible to dislike ANY of his characters, because he observes them with a marvelously humane dispassion. I love this writer, he's totally incapable of writing a bad novel.
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1.0 out of 5 stars No story at all
This is definitely one of the worst books I have ever read. There is no plot at all, the main character has no emotional development or motivation, subsiduary characters are... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Dillon the Villain

4.0 out of 5 stars a subtly moving story
There's no argument that Colm Toibin writes well. The story is told by the protagonist Richard Garay, and gives a good feeling for what it was like for him growing up and finding... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quite wonderful, The Story of the Night
I have never written a review before , so perhaps the fact I have made the effort says all there is to be said. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Bartas

5.0 out of 5 stars TOP MARKS!
I really don't know what I can add in review of this book, which hasn't already been said by the other reviewers - I was caught up in this wonderful novel from the outset, feeling... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ryan Judd

5.0 out of 5 stars Re: Colm Toibin's The Story of the Night.
I finished this book yesterday, and have found myself thinking about it throughout today, especially the ending. Read more
Published 8 months ago by D. J. Williams

4.0 out of 5 stars Wolverhampton Libraries LGBT Reading Group Review
Richard/Ricardo discovers his identity at a time of great unrest in Argentina during the reign of the Generals and the Falklands war and before the AIDS crisis... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ms. R. Graham

5.0 out of 5 stars the story of the night by colm toibin
Like other readers, I bought this book by chance. I read it non-stop. i was absolutely captivated. Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2007 by D. Graham

5.0 out of 5 stars The Story of The Night
This book grasps the ever difficult subject of gay fiction and turns it into something very powerful. Read more
Published on 3 May 2004 by parrossa

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
I read this book completely by chance, and am so glad that I got the opportunity. It was succinct, flowing, and full of accurate imagery. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I have ever read
I enjoyed reading Blackwater Lightship and picked up The Story of the Night on the off chance in a bookstore. Wow! What a find. Read more
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