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5 unusual facts about Colum McCann


Bronisława Wajs

Zoli, the fourth novel of the Irish-born American writer Colum McCann follows the life of Marienka Novotna, nicknamed "Zoli", a fictional Slovak Romani woman.

Colum McCann

His short story "Everything in this Country Must" was made into a short film directed by Gary McKendry.

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Hlinka Guard

The Hlinka Guards are a pivotal antagonist group in the 2006 novel by Colum McCann, Zoli.

Tzadikim Nistarim

In the 2009 novel Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, the narrator of the Book One mentions hearing of the myth of "thirty-six hidden saints" while in college and compares the actions of his Christian brother Corrigan to one of the saints.


Daniel Menaker

In 1995 he was hired by Random House as Senior Literary Editor and later became Executive Editor-in-Chief, working with such writers as Salman Rushdie, Colum McCann, Elizabeth Strout, and Nassim Taleb.


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