'Beautiful . . . a thriller, a love story and much more' Roddy Doyle

'A remarkable achievement . . . [a] sheer pleasure to read' The Sunday Times

Richard Garay lives alone with his mother in Buenos Aires, hiding his sexuality from her and the world. 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 by Colm Toibin is a powerful and moving novel about sex, death, and a man who, as the Falklands War is fought and lost, finds his own way to emerge into the world.

A love story full of honesty and truth: Colm Toibin portrays a difficult relationship during dark times.

About the Author
Colm Toibin was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of eleven novels, including The Master, Brooklyn, and The Magician, and two collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Toibin was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024.

Reviews
A brave and remarkable novel, the impact of which no reader will shed. -- Dermot Bolger * Sunday Independent *
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 *



Book Information
ISBN 9781035030859
Author Colm Toibin
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Picador
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 222g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 20mm