Ebook {Epub PDF} This Side of Brightness by Colum McCann

 · Book Overview. This Side of Brightness by Colum McCann At the turn of the century, Nathan Walker comes to New York City to take the most dangerous job in the country. A sandhog, he burrows beneath the East River, digging the tunnel that will carry trains from Brooklyn to Manhattan. In the bowels of the riverbed, the sandhogs--black, white, Irish, Italian--dig together, the darkness 5/5(5). This Side of Brightness weaves historical fact with fictional truth, creating a remarkable tale of death, racism, homelessness--and yes, love--spanning four generations. Two characters dominate Colum McCann's narrative: Treefrog, a homeless man with a dark and shameful secret, and Nathan Walker, a black man who came north in the early years of the century to work as a "sandhog," digging the /5(). London, Phoenix House, First edition, first printing. Book tight, no inscriptions, some dust markings to the top of the book. Dustwrapper bright, unclipped, and only minimal edgewear. Remains of a retail price sticker to the bottom rear.

This Side of Brightness. Colum McCann. AC Black, Aug 1, - Fiction - pages. 13 Reviews. Colum McCann is the newest addition to my list of authors whose bibliography I'd like to read in its entirety. This Side of Brightness seemed a good choice: I prefer to start with the author's earlier works, I had easy accessibility to a copy, and the blurb for the novel sounded right up my alley. So here it is. Colum McCann is the author of books including This Side of Brightness, Zoli, Songdogs and Let the Great World bltadwin.ru has received the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, a Pushcart Prize, and was named the first winner of the Grace Kelly Memorial Foundation Award and the Princess Grace Memorial Literary Award.

London, Phoenix House, First edition, first printing. Book tight, no inscriptions, some dust markings to the top of the book. Dustwrapper bright, unclipped, and only minimal edgewear. Remains of a retail price sticker to the bottom rear. Book Overview. This Side of Brightness by Colum McCann At the turn of the century, Nathan Walker comes to New York City to take the most dangerous job in the country. A sandhog, he burrows beneath the East River, digging the tunnel that will carry trains from Brooklyn to Manhattan. In the bowels of the riverbed, the sandhogs--black, white, Irish, Italian--dig together, the darkness erasing all differences. This is the first in a series of short videos where Colum McCann talks about his new novel, Apeirogon. “A work of incredible magnitude McCann finds the emotional accuracy, the sensitivity, and the beauty to tell the heartbreaking reality of life in Israel-Palestine, while allowing readers a glimmer of necessary hope. Apeirogon is greater.