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Colm Tóibín's novella 'Die Schwestern' explores female emancipation

publication · 2026-04-27

Colm Tóibín, author of the bestseller 'Brooklyn,' has published a novella titled 'Die Schwestern' (The Sisters). The work tells a story of emancipation that presents no alternative, narrated from a female perspective by a male author. The novella is reviewed in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Key facts

  • Colm Tóibín wrote the novella 'Die Schwestern'
  • Tóibín is the author of the bestseller 'Brooklyn'
  • The novella addresses female emancipation
  • The story is told from a female perspective by a male author
  • The review appeared in Süddeutsche Zeitung

Entities

Artists

  • Colm Tóibín

Institutions

  • Süddeutsche Zeitung

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