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The Book Case

Niall Williams Tells Irish Tales

The Book Case

ABC News

Fiction, Arts, Books, Society & Culture

4.1766 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Niall Williams is an Irishman who possesses the Irish knack for telling a great story, and he does this in lyrical prose that will take your breath away. He was living in America, participating in the infamous New York City rat race, when he and his wife decided 35 years ago they needed to go back to the land of their birth, Ireland, and find out if they could write. And can he ever. If you haven’t read “This is Happiness”, you must. Just for the pure beauty of Niall’s language. And if you have read it, you’ll love our conversation as his language and his gentle Irish lilt are delightful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.7

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0:06.6

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0:10.5

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0:11.8

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0:15.6

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0:17.3

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0:19.5

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0:22.6

available november 20th 20th 24 game catalog varies by region and overtime and yeah that's the end of the script

0:32.4

welcome to the bookcase with kate and charlie it's good to have you back if you joined us last week for what we think was a very engaging conversation with Oprah Winfrey. But if you join us for the first time, we do welcome you.

0:48.1

And if it is your first time, I am Reading Addick podcast co-host, mother of two, Kate Gibson.

0:56.0

And I'm Charlie Gibson.

0:57.3

I do hope you heard the conversation last week with Oprah, because this podcast is all about

1:03.1

getting people to read and giving recommendations that we think might be worth reading.

1:09.4

And if you're anything like me, I finished our conversation with Oprah and ran to pick up a book.

1:15.0

She makes the case as well as anyone can that you're doing something important, not just pleasurable,

1:21.6

when you read a book.

1:23.8

When my father reads a book that he really, really, really, really loves, I know that I'm going to get a package in the mail in the next couple of days with the book in it.

1:34.4

And then you better read it right away.

1:36.1

My sister will get one too.

1:37.2

And then we get, have you read it yet?

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