A silence. I doubt that gary. We met the irish writer colm toibin while he was in berlin the world renowned author is extremely versatile she writes novels short stories essays place and poetry we spoke with him about his books in his life as well as about ireland and how its changing. Tobin is particularly known for his skill at writing compelling female characters. His bestselling novel brooklyn was adapted for the screen it tells the story of a young woman who cannot find work in ireland and so makes the difficult decision to emigrate. Like so many before and. After her age bored to shit in the hope of finding a better future. She heads to music. There she settles in the boring of brooklyn which is home to a Large Community of irish immigrants. At 1st anxious torn between the 2 cultures and then between to meet tony in new york. And who she meets in ireland on a trip back. To pins compassionate depiction of her heartache for torment and her agonizing decision consolidated his reputa