The Blackwater Lightship
1999 novel by Colm Tóibín / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Blackwater Lightship is a 1999 novel written by Irish novelist Colm Tóibín. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
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Author | Colm Tóibín |
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Cover artist | Mary Lohan |
Country | Ireland |
Language | English |
Publisher | Picador |
Publication date | 1999 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 273 pp (first edition hardcover) |
ISBN | 0-684-87389-3 |
OCLC | 43333551 |
823/.914 21 | |
LC Class | PR6070.O455 B57 2000 |
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Tóibín conceived the book while traveling in Spain and, as he did not have access to a typewriter, bought a pen and notebook, which prompted his return to writing in longhand.[1]