Tóibín, Colm, 1955-

The empty family : stories / Colm Tóibín. - 1st Scribner hardcover ed. - New York : Scribner, 2011. - 275 p. ; 23 cm.

Silence -- The empty family -- Two women -- One minus one -- The pearl fishers -- Barcelona, 1975 -- The new Spain -- The colour of shadows -- The street.

A collection of short fiction includes "The Street," in which Pakistani workers in Barcelona pursue a taboo affair; and "Two Women," in which a taciturn Irish set designer confronts repressed emotions while working in her homeland.

9781439138328 143913832X

2010032931


Families--Fiction.
Home--Fiction.


Short stories.

PR6070.O455 / E47 2011

823/.914