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The Story of the Night

The Story of the Night

Author(s): Colm Tóibín

Location(s): Argentina

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1980s

Richard Garay lives alone with his mother, hiding his sexuality from her and from those around him. Stifled by a job he despises, he finds himself willing to take considerable risks. Set in Argentina in a time of great change, The Story of the Night is a powerful and moving novel about a man who, as the Falklands War is fought and lost, finds his own way to emerge into the world.

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