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Let the great world spin

Literary Fiction

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About “Let the great world spin”

Let the Great World Spin, a 2009 novel by Colum McCann, is set in New York City in August 1974, as a mysterious tightrope walker moves between the Twin Towers while lower Manhattan watches. The book weaves together the lives of characters including Corrigan, a radical Irish monk; grieving mothers who lost sons in Vietnam; a young artist involved in a hit-and-run; and Tillie, a grandmother.

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Published
2009
Latest edition
2009 · ISBN 9781400063734
ISBN
9781400063734
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How many pages is Let the great world spin?

Let the great world spin by Colum McCann has 349 pages.

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