Colum McCann conjures a hugely inventive debut, Observer

McCann writes intense, gripping prose full of sharp and telling details. He can draw a complete psychological portrait from the most minor situations . Songdogs is an exciting book, because it vibrates with the energy of a new writer finding his voice, Times Literary Supplement

A true work of art, Sunday Tribune

Potent, sometimes astonishing, fuelled by a unique descriptive vision - the simplicity and power of the final two pages of Songdogs form one of the most technically and lyrically accomplished conclusions to a novel, debut or otherwise, I have ever read, Sunday Independent

Songdogs is an event in Irish writing, Irish Independent

An arresting new voice from out of Ireland, at once deep and dazzling -- Edna O?Brien

Powerful ... wistful and gracefully shadowed ... The author has a keen eye and ear; his language is full of sparkling poetry and images, New York Times Book Review

Positively vibrates ... consistently engaging ... remarkably beautiful, Sunday Globe

McCann has unusual control over his material ... McCann's take on the New World is fresh and often amusing, but what we remember most is the poignancy, Los Angeles Times Book Review
Biografía del autor

Colum McCann, originally from Dublin, Ireland, is the author of six novels and two collections of stories. His most recent novel, the New York Times bestseller Let the Great World Spin, won the National Book Award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and several other major international awards. His fiction has been published in thirty-five languages. He lives in New York.

www.colummccann.com