You are here: Homepage Tag Biografie Articles Colm Tóibín is one of the leading contemporary Irish writers Foto: IMAGO/TT Literature | Personal history Writing as an emergency The writer Colm Tóibín had to move to Spain and the United States before he could write about his grief and his homeland, Ireland By Colm Tóibín 08/05/2025 Helon Habila at a talk in Abuja Photo: private Literature | Personal history Living words The writer Helon Habila grew up in Nigeria, later moved to the UK and now lives in the USA. In his books he revisits the people, places and politics he has experienced first-hand By Helon Habila 12/19/2024
Colm Tóibín is one of the leading contemporary Irish writers Foto: IMAGO/TT Literature | Personal history Writing as an emergency The writer Colm Tóibín had to move to Spain and the United States before he could write about his grief and his homeland, Ireland By Colm Tóibín 08/05/2025
Helon Habila at a talk in Abuja Photo: private Literature | Personal history Living words The writer Helon Habila grew up in Nigeria, later moved to the UK and now lives in the USA. In his books he revisits the people, places and politics he has experienced first-hand By Helon Habila 12/19/2024
