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The Blackwater Lightship is a 1999 novel written by Irish novelist Colm Tóibín. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Tóibín conceived the book while traveling in Spain and, as he did not have access to a typewriter, bought a pen and notebook, which prompted his return to writing in longhand.
- Colm Tóibín
- 1999
Feb 4, 2004 · A TV movie about a gay man with AIDS who returns to his Irish family and confronts his past. Starring Dianne Wiest, Angela Lansbury, and Keith McErlean, directed by John Erman.
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- Drama
- John Erman
- 2004-02-04
The Blackwater Lightship is a 2004 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television drama film adaptation of the novel The Blackwater Lightship by acclaimed Irish author Colm Tóibín. It aired on CBS on February 4, 2004.
A man with AIDS returns to his Irish coastal home and reunites with his estranged family. The film explores their conflicts, memories, and reconciliations as they face his impending death.
Aug 13, 1999 · Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Blackwater Lightship is a deeply resonant story about three generations of an estranged family reuniting to mourn an untimely death. In spare, luminous prose, Colm Tóibín explores the nature of love and the complex emotions inside a family at war with itself.
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- Paperback
Sep 30, 2022 · An Irish kitchen setting, a family forced to confront its divisions when faced with a terminal illness: Colm Tóibín’s Booker-nominated novel of 1990s life is here neatly transformed into a...
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Blackwater Lightship is a deeply resonant story about three generations of an estranged family reuniting to mourn an untimely death. In spare, luminous prose, Colm Tóibín explores the nature of love and the complex emotions inside a family at war with itself.
