Dancer

About the Author

Colum McCann is the author of the novels Let the Great World Spin, Zoli, This Side of Brightness, and Songdogs, as well as two story collections. A contributor to The New Yorker, The Atlantic, GQ, The Paris Review, and other publications, he has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, the Rooney Prize, the Hennessy Award, and the inaugural 2002 Ireland Fund of Monaco Princess Grace Memorial Award. His short film, Everything in This Country Must, was nominated for an Oscar in 2005. His work has been published in thirty languages. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he currently lives with his wife and children in New York City.