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Colum McCann

Colum McCann is an Irish-American writer known for his literary fiction. After studying journalism at the College of Commerce in Rathmines, he began his writing career by contributing to various newspapers in Ireland, which provided a strong foundation for his fiction writing. He has received numerous accolades, including the National Book Award, the International Dublin Impac Prize, a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the French government, the 2010 Best Foreign Novel Award in China, and an Oscar nomination. Colum resides in New York with his wife, Alison, and their three children. He published his first work, a short story collection titled Fishing the Sloe-Black River, in 1994, followed by his debut novel, Songdogs, in 1995. Below is a list of Colum McCann’s books in the order of their original release:

Colum McCann became a published novelist in 1984 with the novel Fishing the Sloe-Black River. Below is a list of Colum McCann's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Songdogs (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
This Side of Brightness (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Zoli (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dancer (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Let the Great World Spin (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
TransAtlantic (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Apeirogon (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Twist (2025) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Fishing the Sloe-Black River (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Everything in This Country Must (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Thirteen Ways of Looking (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
365 Days in Ireland Calendar 2010 (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Letters to a Young Writer (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
American Mother (With: Diane Foley) (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
From the Republic of Conscience (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Best European Fiction 2011 (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing: A Library of America Special Publication (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times In Today's New York (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best American Short Stories 2015 (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Freeman's: Arrival (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Eat Joy (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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