#Latest news with #PhilippePetitWashington Post19-03-2025EntertainmentWashington PostColum McCann's ‘Twist' drags us to the depths of the oceanIn 2009, Colum McCann published a curious book called 'Let the Great World Spin' that had everybody looking up. The novel, which went on to win both a National Book Award and the International Dublin Literary Award, presents several apparently disparate stories while a tightrope-walker modeled after Philippe Petit tiptoes between the twin towers on a wire.
Washington Post19-03-2025EntertainmentWashington PostColum McCann's ‘Twist' drags us to the depths of the oceanIn 2009, Colum McCann published a curious book called 'Let the Great World Spin' that had everybody looking up. The novel, which went on to win both a National Book Award and the International Dublin Literary Award, presents several apparently disparate stories while a tightrope-walker modeled after Philippe Petit tiptoes between the twin towers on a wire.