Colum McCann: "Let the Great World Spin" (Random House)

Colum McCann: "Let the Great World Spin" (Random House)

On a summer day in 1974 New Yorkers looked up to see an acrobat walking on a wire between the tops of the twin towers. In a new novel, Colum McCann imagines what was going on in the lives of the people on the streets below.

On a summer day in 1974 New Yorkers looked up to see an acrobat walking on a wire between the tops of the twin towers. In a new novel, Colum McCann imagines what was going on in the lives of the people on the streets below.

Guests

Colum McCann

author of the novels "Zoli," "Dancer," "This Side of Brightness," and "Songdogs."

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My name is Kathy Hill and my book group is meeting on Monday to discuss Colum McCann's book "Let the Great World Spin". I was sent an email from a member that the interview of 2009 could be accessed on your show.I listened to the entire broadcast and was spellbound by it. Thank you so much, Diane.

March 26, 2011 - 6:18 pm

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