Author: colummccann

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A quite extraordinary novel. Colum McCann has found the form and voice to tell the most complex of stories, with an unexpected friendship between two men at its powerfully beating heart.”—Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire FINALIST FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS … AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Independent • The New York Public Library • Library JournalFrom the National Book Award–winning and bestselling author of Let the Great…

An NPR Best Book of 2015 from a National Book Award–winning author: This “extraordinary… incandescent” collection (Chicago Tribune) explores the depths of the human experience and the small but profound moments that change us forever. “You know you’re reading a little masterpiece” (The Washington Post).

Anchored by Philippe Petit’s tightrope walk between the Twin Towers, this sweeping National Book Award winner follows an eclectic cast of interconnected characters trying to make sense of their lives. “A shimmering, shattering novel” (Booklist starred review).