Breaking News: Colum McCann wins National Book award for fiction

ColumMcCannLet the Great World Spin
Colum McCann
Random House (2009)
368 Pages

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Powell’s Books

From the Guardian: “Colum McCann won the fiction prize at the National Book awards in New York last night for his novel Let the Great World Spin, an allegorical story inspired by the events of 9/11 and set around Philippe Petit’s tightrope walk between the twin towers in 1974.”  Continue reading…